Education & Professional Experience

Mike has studied at Royal Holloway, University of London in Information Security Group - ISG between 2000 and 2001.

Mike worked for Legal & General as Head of Security Management and Assurance - Interim between 2019 and 2020, for Capita as Group CISO - Interim between 2018 and 2019, for Aviva as Programme Security Lead: CISO between 2018 and 2018, for Inmarsat as Director: Information and Cyber Security between 2017 and 2018, for Deutsche Bank as Global Head of Information Security Delivery : C & IB between 2015 and 2016, for Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency as Head of Information Security - Interim CISO between 2014 and 2015, for Legal & General as Interim Information Security Consultant between 2014 and 2014, for General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as Interim Head of Information Security between 2013 and 2014, for WTG as Chief Information Security Officer between 2012 and 2013.

 Skills & Competences

Mike has the following skills : Risk Management, Integration, Financial Services, Security Training, Security Audits, Information Security, Security Management, Information Security Management, Strategy, Management, PCI DSS, Security, Cybersecurity, Program Management, Network Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), CISSP, CISO, ISO 27001, Security strategy.

Mike graduated from the following courses : MSc Information Security.

Mike speaks the following languages : English, Turkish.

Mike has earned the following certifications : HMG Risk Management IA IS1&2 RMADS, delivered by Amethyst Risk Management; Fire Marshall, delivered by St. John Ambulance; CISM, delivered by ISACA; Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), delivered by ; PRINCE2, delivered by APMG Group; Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control™ (CRISC), delivered by ISACA; ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS Lead Auditor, delivered by IRCA; IBITGQ® ISO27001:2013 Certified ISMS Lead Implementer (CIS LI), delivered by IBITGQ®; Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA), delivered by ISACA; CRISC, delivered by ISACA; Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM), delivered by ISACA; CISSP, delivered by ISC2; CISA, delivered by ISACA; Ex-CLAS, delivered by GCHQ; Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM), delivered by ISACA; Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM), delivered by ISACA.