Dedicated, results driven, senior manager & leader, IT Information Security professional, with over 31 years qualified technical background and experience. Managing teams and projects at the local, European and corporate level giving a truly international perspective of IT & security. Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and written. Confident leader, decision maker, capable of meeting challenges and focusing on business requirements to ensure secure IT solutions and services deliver results to the business. Appreciates that whilst Security's and IT's key imperatives are to serve the business, and understand business priorities, they can be a leader to bring technological advantage and competitive edge. Working in the financial services sector brings significant experience of governance, risk and compliance; and appreciation of the value of smart risk and security management. Demonstrates passion for the adoption and proliferation of cloud based services, from data centre migrations, end user toolsets, to full customer focused digital experience.Currently working in the financial services sector for Unum, a market leading, Fortune 500 insurance company, with over 11,000 employees globally. Over 16 years of experience in financial services regulation, compliance and risk management.Specialties: IT Information Security and Risk Management; Information Security Governance, Risk and Compliance; Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture; Mergers and Acquisitions IT Integration; Advancing Cloud adoption; Directing and Managing IT Operations; IT infrastructure; Technology project management.