CynergisTek, Inc. announced the appointment of Caleb Barlow to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer, to succeed retiring President and CEO Mac McMillan effective August 1, 2019. McMillan will support Barlow in the execution of the company's strategy through the remainder of 2019 and will remain a member of the Board of Directors going forward. Barlow is a globally recognized security professional and recently served as Vice President of Threat Intelligence for IBM Security where he built IBM's X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Service.

He brings years of experience building security teams and defining the best practices for organizations to maintain resiliency during a security breach. Believing that a rapid, well planned and regularly rehearsed response to a cyber incident can be the difference between success and failure, Barlow established the industry's first immersive cyber range, the first mobile cyber operations center and a comprehensive incident command system for responding to major cyber incidents. Barlow has a broad background, which he will bring to the company team, having led teams in product development, product management, strategy, marketing, service delivery and acquisition integration.

He has a history of successfully leading growth organizations and is a sought-after expert on information security with appearances that include the TED stage, the show and regular appearances on national news and dozens of publications. Caleb has testified before the U.S. Congress and the United Nations by invitation of the President of the U.N. General Assembly. In connection with his appointment, the Company and Barlow entered into a three-year employment agreement, as well as a stock option grant agreement whereby Barlow was granted an option to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the company's common stock, which vests over a three-year period.

The stock option grant was made outside of the Company's 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors.