Selected work

Problems solved, not a job history

Six engagements chosen for the kind of problem they represent — building programmes from nothing, answering several regulators at once, and standing behind the result at Board level.

Engagements

Selected work portfolio

Across financial services, logistics, real estate and telecommunications, in AMER, EMEA and APAC.

A global security programme, built from zero

A high-growth business operating across multiple regulated markets.

SectorFinancial servicesLogisticsReal estateTelecommunications
ScopeGlobal
Challenge

The organisation needed to satisfy several regulators, auditors and investors at once, without an established information security governance function to answer them from.

Approach

Built the global information security programme, the third-party risk management programme and the information security risk programme from scratch, and took ownership of the relationships with regulators, auditors and investors rather than routing them through others.

Frameworks and technology

DORA, ISO 27001 and NIS2 implemented from scratch, alongside ownership of PCI DSS, SOX, SOC 2 Type II, SWIFT CSP, ITGC and NIST CSF.

DORA ISO 27001 NIS2 PCI DSS SOX SOC 2 Type II SWIFT CSP ITGC NIST CSF TPRM
Outcome
Three programmes established from zero, with information security risk reported directly to the Board of Directors, Board Committees and regulators.

Regulatory governance across overlapping regimes

Navigating international regulations, licence requirements and the needs of multiple geographies.

SectorCryptoBankingPayment providersInsurersInvestment firms
ScopeGlobal
Challenge

European digital-finance regulation arrived as several overlapping regimes at once, each with its own reporting, resilience-testing and third-party requirements — alongside mismatches with the existing APAC and AMER frameworks.

Approach

Developed and oversaw a single regulatory governance programme covering the full global set of requirements, and acted as international subject-matter expert for security, privacy, technology, operational resilience, incident management and ICT risk.

Frameworks and technology

DORA, MiCA, PSD2, NIS2, ISO 27001, GDPR, LGPD, SOX and PCI DSS, plus local regulations in each market.

DORA MiCA PSD2 NIS2 ISO 27001 GDPR LGPD SOX PCI DSS Operational resilience Incident management
Outcome
One governance programme covering overlapping regimes, rather than a separate response per regulation.

Created two national cybersecurity centres — saving lives and enhancing cybercrime capability

Building the cybercrime functions for government agencies and ministries from scratch.

SectorGovernmentPolice forcesNGOsRegulators
ScopeNational
Challenge

Federal and regional cyber investigation capability was fragmented across taskforces, with no information security function or orchestrator inside the government.

Approach

Created and led the information security team, built an ISO 27001 ISMS from scratch, reengineered the federal cyber investigations framework for four police taskforces, and opened collaboration with international police forces, NGOs and government agencies.

Frameworks and technology

ISO 27001, HUMINT and OSINT intelligence methods, federal investigations frameworks.

ISO 27001 ISMS OSINT HUMINT Cybercrime National capability
Outcome
Two national cybersecurity centres created, 35+ cyber intelligence operations coordinated, 4 police taskforces working to a reengineered framework, and 400+ federal and state police agents trained through 10+ courses and 75+ lectures.

Licences / markets / regions ownership and the Board interface

Leading Security, Privacy, and Technology across several licensed markets.

SectorCryptoBankingPayment providers
ScopeGlobal
Challenge

Operating licences each carry security, privacy and technology obligations that have to be demonstrably met and explained upward to the C-suite, investors and regulators.

Approach

Took security, privacy and technology ownership of the licences, with oversight of the security and privacy programme and regulatory governance, and acted as the interface to the Board, C-suite, investors and regulators.

Frameworks and technology
Regulatory governance Licensing Board reporting Technology risk Audit Incident management Business continuity Disaster recovery Investor relations Mergers & acquisitions
Outcome
Security, privacy and technology ownership of a global licence portfolio, held at Board and C-level.

Cyber, privacy and AI advisory and audit at scale

Advisory and audit within AI, cyber and privacy across several markets.

SectorProfessional servicesFinancial servicesInsuranceReal estateLogisticsEnergyPetroleumTelcosGovernmentRegulators
ScopeInternational
Challenge

Clients across very different sectors needed the same underlying question answered — whether their AI, security or privacy posture would survive attacks and scrutiny.

Approach

Delivered numerous advisory and audit engagements across cyber, privacy, AI and technology, focusing on cloud migrations, incident management, third-party risk, strategy design and implementation, maturity and gap assessments, and Board and C-suite training.

Frameworks and technology
Privacy audit Privacy advisory Cyber advisory AI advisory Risk management Training & awareness Governance programmes Cloud migration Frameworks development ISO 27001 GDPR PCI DSS SOX ITGC SOC 2 NIST CSF DORA NIS2
Outcome
Successfully took the role of first, second and third line of defence in several industries, across a wide variety of AI, cyber and privacy projects. Clients spanned crypto exchanges, banks, payment service providers, telcos, insurers, logistics and real estate firms, regulators and government entities.

eGRC implementation for a regional operator

Owning governance framework creation and supplementary eGRC implementations from scratch.

SectorBanksInsurersTelcosPetroleumPayment providers
ScopeRegional
Challenge

Cyber and privacy were being run ad hoc and on paper, without a single system of record.

Approach

Managed the RSA Archer eGRC implementation and oversaw delivery of several cybersecurity and privacy projects alongside it.

Frameworks and technology

RSA Archer eGRC.

ISO 27001 GDPR LGPD SOX PCI DSS SOC 2 NIST CSF eGRC RSA Archer Risk management Compliance
Outcome
Drafted and implemented the governance framework, including the supporting eGRC, for the region's largest bank and largest petroleum company, and for major banks and financial institutions.

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