Saviynt have announced the appointment of Jim Routh as Chief Trust Officer. In this newly-created position, Routh will leverage his deep experience establishing identity and access management (IAM) programs as foundational components of security and trust strategies at Fortune 500 companies to advise Saviynt and its customers.

He will work closely with Saviynt’s product and go-to-market teams to help ensure the company delivers secure identity solutions that meet its customers’ key business requirements, all while reinforcing Saviynt’s cyber strength as a provider in the security market.

Having a seasoned executive of Jim’s unquestionable stature join us is the highest illustration that Saviynt’s plan for the next generation of identity solutions is compelling,” said Saviynt President, Paul Zolfaghari. “We are excited to have his experience, acumen and vision help drive our future direction.”

With over 30 years of experience, Routh brings extensive cybersecurity and risk management expertise from previous senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, including MassMutual, CVS, Aetna, KPMG, DTCC and American Express.

As a former Chief Information Security Officer, he also has direct experience establishing identity and access management programs (IAM) anchored by the Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud.

“Saviynt has been a core platform at my former companies to enable the IAM transformation to a more efficient and effective operation, supported by a robust set of models using advanced analytics,” said Routh. “I welcome the opportunity to work with other enterprises as they transform their IAM operations with advanced data analytics from Saviynt.”