General Manager
aircel ltd
Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months
• Appointed to drive forward the strategic design and implementation of multiple information & network security programmes, in addition to leading cost-effective process and technology improvements.
• Personally advise the senior leadership team on the IT programme and Telecom industry threat landscape, and deliver an enterprise information security risk register and scorecard.
• Collaborate with IT infrastructure and development teams to identify and implement appropriate security software and hardware controls, in accordance with security policies and strategies.
Key Achievements:
• Drove company-wide security culture using a ‘just-in-time’ awareness programme, delivered automated corporate document classification and reduced high-risk internet usage by employees by >60%.
• Succeeded in protecting over 80m Personally Identifiable Information records, and led the evolution of the enterprise crisis management playbook including tabletop exercises for senior leaders.
• Following a merger and aggressive integration of a Number 2 competitor, handled the definition of a security model that protected essential information and records.
• Took ownership for the establishment of an application security practice that incorporated threat modelling and secure coding practices into the Software Development Lifecycle and projects.
• Led the seamless automation of the on-boarding and security entitlement review processes that resulted in a >90% improvement in productivity levels.
• Took the lead in the delivery of an enterprise-wide Information System & Security Programme, aimed at protecting PII for 100m subscribers, and enterprise IP of $14bn covering a global reach in 37 countries.
• Directed a programme team of 23 associated spanning information security governance, infrastructure & application security, policy development, technology risk management and security metrics.
Key Achievements:
• Succeeded in delivering a cost saving of >10m INR p.a. thorough the re-negotiation and optimisation of resources, and the introduction of automated technologies into the IT infrastructure.
• Authored and published a global corporate information security policy, and defined the corporate information security strategy/guidelines covering mergers & acquisitions.
• Drove the smooth deployment of application firewall technology that protected critical web infrastructure, and handled the governance of a data leaked prevention tool to over 14k desktops.
• Designed an innovative Cloud strategy for the email and messaging system with an ROI of 5 years.
• Took the lead in the delivery of an enterprise-wide Information System & Security Programme, aimed at protecting PII for 100m subscribers, and enterprise IP of $14bn covering a global reach in 37 countries.
• Directed a programme team of 23 associated spanning information security governance, infrastructure & application security, policy development, technology risk management and security metrics.
Key Achievements:
• Succeeded in delivering a cost saving of >10m INR p.a. thorough the re-negotiation and optimisation of resources, and the introduction of automated technologies into the IT infrastructure.
• Authored and published a global corporate information security policy, and defined the corporate information security strategy/guidelines covering mergers & acquisitions.
• Drove the smooth deployment of application firewall technology that protected critical web infrastructure, and handled the governance of a data leaked prevention tool to over 14k desktops.
• Designed an innovative Cloud strategy for the email and messaging system with an ROI of 5 years.
• Primarily responsible for all the information security and business continuity management, in addition to delivering a $10bn managed service deal spanning 50 locations and Private/Public Cloud Services.
Key Achievements:
• Spearheaded a $10bn managed service deal involving value-added ecosystem, establishment of a centralised Network Operations & Security Operations centres, and asset & backup management.
• Delivered a notable spam reduction of >70 % on internet gateways (300GB), and architected a multi-factor authentication solution for critical infrastructures.
• Transformed the Network Service Group and streamlined operations which realised a $10m savings by consolidation of network infrastructures, hardware and applications.