Investar Bank recently hired Darryl Bercegeay as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Senior Vice President.

Bercegeay has nearly 20 years of experience in technology. He joins Investar from Crescent Bank & Trust where he spent the past seven years of his banking career.

As a Chief Information Security Officer, Bercegeay is responsible for leading the information security and cybersecurity efforts for Investar.

“Darryl brings extraordinary information security experience and credentials with him to the Bank,” Dane Babin, Chief Operations Officer & EVP, Investar, said. “I look forward to Darryl further enhancing and strengthening the protection of information for our organization,” continued Babin.

Bercegeay received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in ISDS from Louisiana State University. He holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP). Bercegeay served as Director of Publicity for the ISACA Baton Rouge Chapter. He was recognized in 2008 as a Joffrion Award winner while he was the Director of Global IT Services at Amedisys.