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Rob Yox Joins Lightedge as Chief Information Security Officer

July 27, 2026

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Lightedge, a leading provider of cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions, is pleased to announce that Robert Yox has joined as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Yox brings more than 25 years of technology leadership in cybersecurity, enterprise technology, and risk management.

Robert Yox carries deep experience building and maturing security programs across regulated cloud and SaaS environments. Throughout his career, he has partnered closely with executive leadership, operations, product, and sales teams to align security strategy with business objectives while driving measurable risk reduction.

“Rob brings the experience and business perspective we need to make security a strategic advantage for Lightedge and our customers.” — Michael Gallagher, Lightedge, CIO.

Lighting the Way to Secure IT infrastructure

As Lightedge CISO, Rob will lead both the Security and Compliance organizations. His initial focus will include strengthening the security program, evaluating the 24×7 SOC strategy, advancing the certification and compliance roadmap, modernizing privileged access and password management capabilities, and developing the strategic security roadmap for the next 12-18 months.

“I’m excited to join the Lightedge team and help strengthen security as a foundation for customer trust and business growth,” – Rob Yox, Lightedge, CISO.

Lightedge is excited to have his leadership as we continue to invest in world-class security and compliance.