Top 60 CISO Appointments in 2019

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The year 2019 witnessed key CISOs moving to different companies or taking up new positions within the same company. Presenting to you a list of 60 such CISOs...

December 2019

Amit Jaokar moved to Nkgsb Bank as CDO & CISO from Motilal Oswal Financial Services where he worked as CTO. He has also been NEXT100 Winner in 2016.
Jagadish Namboodiri was appointed Director of Cyber Security at GE Transportation. Earlier, he was Senior Manager - Information Security Services at Philips.
Kiran Belsekar joined Aegon Life as VP - Information Security. Prior to this, he worked as SVP - Head Information Technology & Cyber Security at ENAM.
Ravi Hirolkar moved to HighRadius as CISO from EXL where he served as VP2 - Leader of Cyber Security, Information Security, Data Privacy & Business Continuity.
Suchit Doshi was appointed Business Information Security Officer (BISO) at Citi. Before this, he was CISO (India Business) & Country Lead for Cyber & Information Security at Barclays.

November 2019

Aditya Khullar moved to IndiGo as Senior Manager - Risk Management from Oyo where he worked as Head of Cyber Security. He has also been NEXT100 Winner in 2018.
Gagandeep Singh was appointed VP & Group CISO at Parkway Pantai. Prior to this, he was VP at Aujas.
Kumar Sachwani took up the role of VP & CISO (India) at Barclays. Earlier, he was VP - Technology Risk at the same company.
Nikhil Raj joined Goals101 Data Solutions as SVP & CISO. Prior to this, he was VP & Principal Consultant - IS at Eupheus Learning.
Sridhar Govardhan was appointed Senior Director & Head - Information Security at Flipkart. He came from Wipro where he worked as CISO.
Srinath Kamath A was appointed CISO at Karnataka Bank. Earlier, he was DGM at the same company.
Vikas Yadav joined Nykaa as CISO. Earlier, he worked in the same capacity at Max Life Insurance Co.

October 2019

Amol Tayade was appointed CISO at Scotiabank. Before this, he was at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank where he served in the same capacity.
Bharat Panchal joined FIS as Chief Risk Officer - India, Middle East & Africa. Immediately prior to this, he was at National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) as SVP & Head - Risk Management & Compliance.
Fal Ghancha moved to DSP Mutual Funds as VP & CISO from Aegon Life Insurance Co where he worked in the same capacity. He has also been NEXT100 Winner in 2014.

September 2019

Harshal Harbak was appointed CISO at IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co. Prior to this, he was at Reliance Home Finance where he worked in the same capacity.
Prateek Mishra joined as CISO at IIFL Wealth. He moved from IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co where he worked in the same capacity.
Shailendra Fuloria moved to Nagarro as CISO from Eaton where he served as Manager, Product Cybersecurity.

August 2019

Archie Jackson joined Incedo as Senior Director & Head - IT & IS. Immediately prior to this, he was AVP - Technology/Information Security at Genpact. He has also been NEXT100 Winner in 2011.
Nilesh Gade moved to Bekaert as CISO from Aditya Birla Idea Payment Bank where he served in the same capacity.
Satyavathi Divadhari was appointed Director of Cyber Security - NTS at News Corp. Earlier, she was Director - Cyber Security at Cognizant.
Shashank Bajpai moved to Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India as CISO from Acko General Insurance Co where he worked in the same capacity.

July 2019

Mihir Joshi was appointed AVP & Head - Cyber Security & GRC at Ares India. Prior to this, he was AVP & CISO at DSP Mutual Fund.
Rajesh Nandkarni moved to CDSL India as CISO from Marketplace Technologies where he worked as DGM - Information Security.
Ram Kumar G joined Nissan Motor Corporation as Business Information Security Officer. He moved from Philips where he served as Regional Information Security Officer - Indian Subcontinent. He has also been NEXT100 Winner in 2018.
Sanjeev Kaushik was appointed CISO at Vistara. Prior to this, he was AVP & CISO at Clix Capital.
Umesh Kumar took up the role of AVP & Head - Information Security at HCL Infotech. Before this, he was GM & Tower Head - Information Security at the same company.
Vijay Raghav joined Barclays as Director - Chief Security Office. Earlier, he was Head of Cyber Security at HSBC.

Pic: Some CISOs who have also been NEXT100 Winners moved to different companies in 2019

June 2019

Manikant R Singh was appointed CISO at DMI Finance. Earlier, he was associated with Orbis Financial as Head - IT & CISO.
Nathan NV promoted to SVP & CISO at Equitas Small Finance Bank. Earlier, he was VP & CISO at the same company.
Pawan Chawla joined Future Generali India Life Insurance Co as CISO. He moved from Lucideus where he was Partner - Enterprise Customer Service.
Sibayan Das was appointed CISO & Manager - Information Security at IFB Industries. Prior to this, he was Account Security Officer at DXC Technology.
Vijayendran Sridharan moved to Capillary Technologies as CISO & DPO from SirionLabs where he worked in the same capacity.

May 2019

Amit Pradhan was appointed EVP - Technology Security, CTSO & Chief Privacy Officer at Vodafone Idea. Prior to this, he was SVP - Technology Security, CTSO & Chief Privacy Officer at Vodafone.
G Venkataraman joined ESAF Bank as CISO. Earlier, he was AGM & CISO at Karur Vyasa Bank.
Harshad Mengle moved to Future Group as CISO from Capgemini Sogeti India where he served as Director - Cyber Security.
Jacxine Fernandes was appointed VP & Group CISO at Adani Group. Prior to this, he was Group Enterprise Risk Director at Zain.
Mohd. Shadab Siddiqui joined Hotstar as its Head of Information Security, Privacy & Trust. Previously, he was associated with Ola as its Head of Information Security & Senior Director.
Prashant Dhanodkar took up the role of CISO & DVP at SBI General Insurance. Earlier, he was CISO & AVP at the same company.
Sreejesh Madonandy was appointed CISO at Amazon Pay India. Earlier, he was Principal Program Manager & Head of Tech Governance & Compliance at the same company.

April 2019

Dinesh Kamble took up a new role as VP - Information Security at IDFC First Bank. Before this, he was Associate Director - II (Risk - Information Security) at the same company.
Inderjeet Singh joined Cognizant as Director of Corporate Security. Previously, he was Chief Security Officer at BT.
Nitin Gaur promoted to Senior Director - Information Security at Omega Healthcare Management Services. Earlier, he was Director - Information Security at the same company.
Sakshi Vidur was appointed Head - Information Security for Asia Pacific at Yum! Brands. Earlier, she was Cyber Security Leader - KFC APAC.
Srihari Kotni promoted to VP & CISO at Jio. Earlier, he was AVP & CISO at the same company.
Tarun Kumar was appointed CISO (Nissan Digital) & Deputy Global CISO (Nissan Motor Corp) at Nissan Motor Corporation. Earlier, he served as Executive Director at Cipher Managed Security Services.

March 2019

Ambuj Bhalla was appointed Director - IT Security & CISO at IndiGo. Previously, he was at Bharti Airtel as Senior Manager - IT SCG.
Deepak Kalambkar joined SafexPay as AVP - Infrastructure & CSO. Prior to this, he was at Marvel Data Services as Head - IT & CISO.
Ganesh Viswanathan moved to Aithent as SVP - PMO & CISO from Quatrro where he worked as SVP & Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer. He has also been NEXT100 Winner in 2018.
Kuldeep Kaushal promoted to SVP - Information Security & Global CISO at Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services. Previously, he was VP - Information Security & Global CISO at the same company.
Rajiv Sharma was appointed AVP & Global Head - IT & IS at SLK Software. Earlier, he was Group Head - Global Network Ops & Security at Wipro.
Ravi Srivastava joined Manipal Health Enteprises as CISO. Previously, he was SOC Lead at IBM.
Siddharth Durbha took up the role of Associate Director - Risk Consulting at KPMG India. Earlier, he was Manager - Risk Consulting at the same company.

February 2019

Jobin Akkara was appointed CISO at Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co. Prior to this, he was AGM - IT & CISO at Catholic Syrian Bank.
Lopa Mudraa Basuu joined Nissan Motor Corporation as Global Head – Cyber Security, Risk Governance & Compliance. Previously, she was Global Director – IT Risk Operations at Ocwen Financial Solutions.
Pankaj Thakkar moved to American Express as Information Security Risk Expert - Global Services Group from Birlasoft where he worked as DGM - Information Security Compliance & Governance.

January 2019

Amarjeet K joined Star Health & Allied Insurance Co as CISO. Prior to this, he was Principal Consultant at Oziel Consulting.
Aniruddha Chaudhuri took up the role of SVP, CISO & Group Head - Risk & Audit at Thomas Cook India. Earlier, he served as VP & Group Head - Risk & Audit at the same company.
Roshita Singh joined Fidelity Investments as Director - Information Security Office (Enterprise Cyber Security). Prior to this, she was Manager - Threat, Vulnerability & Compliance (Assurance) at Unilever.
Sumeet Parashar was appointed Group VP - Information Security at ABB. Earlier, he was Senior Director - Information Security at Target Corporation.