Awarded NEXT CIO 2025 by IDC
Specialisms
- NHS DSPT
- Cyber Essentials & CE Plus
- PCI DSS
- ISO 27001
- UK GDPR & Data Protection
- IT compliance & audit
Name shared on request
Lead Consultant — IT Compliance & Cyber Security
20+ years’ experience in IT & security
Our lead consultant is a creative technology leader with over 20 years’ experience aligning IT strategy with organisational goals to drive innovation, resilience and growth. They have a proven track record of turning underperforming IT functions into strategic enablers, influencing board-level decisions, and leading change across infrastructure, cyber security, digital platforms and service delivery.
With hands-on experience across the healthcare, housing, education, transport and non-profit sectors, they combine commercial judgement with deep technical expertise to shape roadmaps, manage risk and build compliance that genuinely holds up — DSPT, Cyber Essentials, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 and UK GDPR included.
Qualifications
- MS, Information Technology — Preston University
- Business Administration — Institute of Business Administration
- Management Diploma — Institute of Leadership and Management
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS)
- Chartered IT Professional (CITP) Assessor & Mentor — BCS
- Member, Chartered Institute of Information Security
- Member, ISACA (former Membership Director, London Chapter)
Selected certifications
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) — ISACA
- ISO 27001 Practitioner — APMG International
- PCI DSS Implementation & Maintenance — Board of IT Governance
- Certified Data Protection Officer
- Certified in Cyber Security — ISC2
- NIS 2.0 Directive Certified
- Practitioner in Information Risk Management (PCIRM) — ISEB
- Certified Penetration Tester — ICSI
- Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) — BCI
- PRINCE2 Practitioner & ITIL v3 — APM Group
…among 25+ professional certifications across security, cloud and service management.