• CISO also heading up data protection• have built two high-performing security engineering and information governance teams; directing the mitigation of the businesses’ highest data security risks and delivering 5 regulatory certifications within the first 9 months in the role. • Boosted data protection compliance to GDPR requirements increasing the ICO accountability score by over 200% within the first year of leading strategic privacy project implementations.• Successfully closed over 20 digital transformation projects across the business in a span of 18 months, requiring the collaboration and influencing of senior stakeholders. Some examples include: • oversaw data protection compliance projects with regulatory impact of over 20 million GBP; • executed detailed product security and privacy due diligence for the acquisition and integration of the highest used mobile application in UK Hospitals; • directed the building of a data and application security controls framework for desktop and web-application products used to message healthcare data to over 60 million patients - ensuring compliance with the NHS Data Protection Security Toolkit, NCSCs IT Health Check Requirements; Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001, as well as the ability to continuously meet 100% of target security requirements for new and current clients; • spearheaded a supply chain management project with the aim of reducing supplier risks, resulting in a 50% reduction of duplicate and/or high risk suppliers, as well as high yearly cost savings , within the span of a year.• Engaging with external stakeholders like NCSC, NHS England and our customers on strategic security challenges, and helping drive up overall standards in the healthcare sector across the UK.• Evidence-based change in the core culture of the organisation, creating a measurable bias towards good security hygiene, reducing employee phishing clicks by 90%

- Provide an independent and objective perspective on the company's strategic direction, growth opportunities, and potential challenges.- Participate in board meetings, audit and security committees and contribute to decision-making processes related to corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and ethical standards.-Review and analyse financial reports, budgets, and key financial indicators to ensure the company's financial health and adherence to financial goals.- Assess and mitigate potential risks to the company's operations, finances, and reputation.

- Increased the organisational security function maturity from a Level 1 to a Level 4, measured against the Gartner Security maturity framework. - Hired the businesses’ first information security team; directing high-performing information security engineering and governance professionals; voted Leader of the Year 2020 by the organisation. - Effectively created repeatable processes across the business, allowing efficient regulatory compliance to over 10 gaming legislations. - Core role in due diligence processes for business mergers and acquisitions ranging between 30 to 60 million Euro.- Orchestrated the secure carve out of information for a whole business pillar, guaranteeing the sale of 7 online businesses for over 30 million Euro within a relatively short period of time. -Oversaw ISO27001 certifications for the entire business, achieving year-on-year certification status for 4 years, transforming our client due diligence process and reducing our time to tender from weeks to hours for security assessments.- Key stakeholder for the business creation and production of secure and compliant web application and platform products and affiliate marketing services for the gaming industry. - Achieved security engagement and ownership across executive and management teams, through continuous communication of risks and the creation of measurable initiatives at corporate and business unit level.

- IT student Intern in the Advisory section of PwC Malta