Rob Kinson Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

Uxbridge, Middlesex, Gb

Design and implementation of strategic controls and management strategies to ensure the confidentiality, security, availability, integrity and compliance of the Group information security management system. Encompasses information, IT and cyber security.Led the GDPR implementation programme and oversee ongoing operational security and compliance in line with the Regulation. Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the Group.

Coventry, Warwickshire, Gb

Govern the technical, legislative and regulatory security requirements across the international group.

Coventry, Warwickshire, Gb

Lead the IT Risk and Assurance team with the following functions/responsibilities across the business:• Internal Audit: manage an IT internal audit framework and facilitate external security audits.• IT Disaster Recovery and BCP: own the ITDR policy and coordinate testing.• IT Security: maintenance of the entire ISMS (certified ISO 27001:2013).• IT Change Management: manage an RFC process for procured systems.• Test Assurance: manage external pen/security testing, software testing and UAT.• IT Governance: maintain industry codes (specifically Smart Energy Code), energy supplier license (Conditions 40/46) and data protection regulation compliance.• Risk Management: manage information security risks and the GRC technical platform.• Supplier Management: technical due diligence and data security.Key achievements:• Implemented an ISMS from the ground up and certified to ISO 27001:2013 (cert ref: IS 623246).• Implemented an end-to-end change management process for procured systems and the network.• Implemented a central contract database.• Transitioned a spreadsheet-based asset management register to a fit-for-purpose platform.• Implemented a GRC platform: documented business-wide IT/security risks, treatment and supporting policies.• Implemented an IT audit framework, annual audit schedule and controls database. Recent expansion into business process audits.• Energy supplier representative on three committees for the UK Government smart meter project/rollout.• Governed an end-to-end tender process for a multi million-pound telephony project.

Coventry, Warwickshire, Gb

As above. N.B. testing activities (Test team) were added in October 2014.

Worldwide, Oo

Rob is a Manager in the Information & Technology Risk practice in Birmingham with over 5 years experience in IT audit, IT infrastructure, service management and data analysis. Rob has experience in managing and delivering IT control assurance engagements including SAS70, SOx readiness and IT Governance reviews across a large number of clients from SME’s to blue-chip organisations. Additionally, Rob has experience in managing Internal Audit and external advisory engagements including IT Governance, IT security management and IT Due Diligence, providing assurance for critical business cycle controls such as payroll, inventory and fixed assets . Rob’s technical experience includes a background in several system technologies including Microsoft Windows, UNIX/Linux and financial applications such as Sage, Oracle and SAP.

Onsite IT technical analyst providing software and hardware support, user relationship management, asset management and change control management for the Leeds office (~500 users).This role provided the foundation for knowledge spanning a wide variety of IT systems and infrastructure including IT management techniques and governance strategies.