James Kimble serves as the Senior Director of Enterprise Security Architecture, where he is instrumental in orchestrating collaboration with executive leadership and key stakeholders to establish and sustain strategic frameworks for securing applications and infrastructure. He is tasked with the role of guiding the mission, vision, strategy, and tactical direction of the Business Information Security Officers (BISO) and Enterprise Security Architecture teams. These teams are pivotal in advising business and technical leaders on optimizing information technology to drive their business objectives forward, all while mitigating overarching risks.

James embarked on his 30+-year career beginning with the United States Air Force (Tennessee Air National Guard), shortly after graduating high school, serving as an Aeromedical Evacuation Specialist during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. His career trajectory in Information Systems, Technology, and Cybersecurity has been both rich and varied, commencing in the banking and fintech sectors, then advancing to significant roles with the primary contractor for the Environmental Protection Agency, and subsequently with the largest Carpet Co-op (Retailer) in the United States.

James co-founded a VoIP enterprise, where he served as the Vice President of Operations and Chief Technology Officer, spearheading the company’s growth and successfully taking the company public. His expertise in IT, Security and VoIP was further leveraged in the development and support of call centers for Asurion. Prior to his current leadership role at Lowe’s, James made substantial contributions during his 11-year tenure at Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, culminating in his recruitment by Lowe’s to establish the Enterprise Security Architecture and BISO organizations.

James' career is characterized by a synergistic blend of deep technical proficiency and strategic business acumen, qualities that have been integral to the high-caliber execution of his responsibilities at Lowe’s.