I am a CISO, experienced in creating strategic responses, then designing and delivering large scale transformation programs. I am used to giving strategic direction and creating fast delivery of new and innovative capabilities in different sectors. Able to balance business requirements, with a security lens.
Having lead some of the worst incidents a Cyber professional can face, I am the person you need to ensure you don't get caught in the same type of incident. Capable of communicating and delivering from factory floor to boardroom, I possess strong communication skills, being able to explain highly technical concepts to non-technical people in a useful manner. Engaging presentations and useful metrics means I quickly build trust and confidence with senior executives.
As an ex-architect, I believe in a number of methodologies and frameworks and can quickly adapt to new technologies to find the sweet spot between risk and building new capabilities. I strongly believe Cyber Security should be business enablers, rather than blocking or slowing projects and production. Hence, strong stakeholder management is a forte as well as influencing decision makers.
I create pragmatic security programs, molding strong, diverse and resilient teams and functions that work with the business and help deliver business objectives. As a white middle-aged man - there are too many of us in Cyber. Therefore, I'm championing under-represented people in this amazing field. Evanta CISO Board member. ISMG Advisory Committee Member. Industry Keynote Speaker. Advocate in Cyber Mental Health.
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Kinly
CISO
February 2023 - Present (1 year 1 month)
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Department for International Trade (DIT)
Head of Cyber
December 2020 - February 2023 (2 years 3 months)
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Information Security Media Group (ISMG)
Chair for the ISMG UK Summit 2022
May 2022 - May 2022 (1 month)
The Chair for the iSMG London summit, working with the iSMG team to curate,plan and figurehead the conference. Conference was hybrid - both in personand streamed.
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Travelex
Security Architect
April 2019 - December 2020 (1 year 9 months)
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Omnia Quae
Information Security Architect
March 2017 - April 2019 (2 years 2 months)
Information Security Architecture for multiple organisations, whilst looking for anew permanent role.
