Shamla Naidoo has been appointed to Asbury Automotive Group’s Board of Directors effective Jan. 1, 2025. The Board has appointed Naidoo to the Audit Committee and the Compensation & Human Resources Committee. Naidoo’s election brings the total number of directors to ten, nine of whom are independent, including Naidoo.

“Shamla brings an added dimension,” said David Hult, CEO of Asbury Automotive Group. “Her knowledge regarding information security and her ability to assess related risk are tremendous assets and make us a stronger organization.”

Naidoo began her career as a hands-on technologist and leveraged her proficiency in technology innovation, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance to drive global risk management programs. Over the last thirty years she has worked across various industries in countries on six continents. In these roles, she has helped companies better execute on their digital transformation journey and technology adoption. She is a frequent lecturer on the issues of emerging technologies and global privacy law.

From August 2015 to June 2021, Naidoo served as vice president, technology risk & global chief information security officer for International Business Machines, where she was responsible for protecting IBM from cybersecurity threats and managing strategic risk in the IBM product portfolio. From June 2021 until July 2024, Naidoo served as the head of cloud strategy and innovation at Netskope Naidoo also currently serves as a non-executive director for QBE North America, a post she has held since January 2021, and as a non-executive director for Wisdom Tree.