Nathan Stout Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Oversee all aspects of the global cybersecurity department for MTY’s ~90 restaurant brands (Cold Stone Creamery, Famous Dave's, Papa Murphy’s, Thai Express, Wetzel’s Pretzels, et al)
• Continuously develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive enterprise information security program
• Manage security strategy, policy, personnel, budget, technology, vendors, and operations
• Advise senior leadership on evolving threats and emerging areas of risk such as generative AI

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Built an enterprise cybersecurity department from the ground up for the parent company of 80+ restaurant brands across North America
• Rapidly scaled and managed a high-performing team to operate an end-to-end cybersecurity program
• Designed and implemented a comprehensive security transformation strategy to achieve the target level of maturity across the organization's network, cloud, and third-party environments
• Oversaw M&A security integration efforts, including due diligence, onboarding, and standardization

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Reporting directly to the CISO, led the delivery of a major NIST-based cybersecurity transformation program
• Managed numerous project teams and a multi-million dollar budget
• Planned and facilitated quarterly Information Security Executive Committee meetings
• Prepared periodic updates to the Board and Audit Committee

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Developed a strategic, multi-year information security roadmap encompassing multiple security domains
• Led enterprise IT risk and security maturity benchmarking assessments based on NIST CSF and CMMI
• Built risk models and prioritized investment recommendations based on value (ROI via risk reduction)
• Created the detailed financial business case and obtained CEO approval for roadmap funding and execution

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Managed the PCI compliance program for 2,200 retail stores nationwide
• Achieved Level 1 merchant compliance across e-Commerce and POS channels
• Led special projects for the IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) function
• Developed J-SOX audit remediation plans and drafted management responses

Oak Brook, Illinois, US

• Delivered strategic IT consulting services to a $4 billion retail client
• Specialized in IT governance, compliance, financial management, and metrics
• Designed and implemented IT controls that significantly improved compliance
• Managed PCI scoping activities in support of a new system-wide P2PE payment solution

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Developed best practices and procedures as part of "insourcing" restructuring
• Managed million-dollar account portfolio in a highly-regulated industry
• Worked with federal, state, and local agencies to plan and administer funding
• Trained team members and led process-improvement efforts

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts