Head of IT, Cybersecurity & Digital- India GCC

Years of Experience: 18+ years

Strategic technologist who can operate simultaneously as CIO (run & build), CISO (risk & protect), and CDO (innovate & transform) for the  India GCC entity

Track record of building IT capabilities at greenfield sites, from cabling to cloud, and then running them as a mature manage  service

Deep familiarity with India regulatory landscape: DPDP Act, IT Act, SEZ/non-SEZ compliance, statutory payroll and labor laws, working experience with ME (KSA more importantly) and respective regulations like NCA, ECC, etc.

Strong vendor management and commercial acumen, able to negotiate contracts, manage SLAs, and challenge vendors constructively