Sanjiv Cherian

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates16 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over two decades of cybersecurity leadership experience.
Founder of a multi-million revenue cybersecurity firm.
Expert in translating cyber risks into strategic business decisions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Executive with expertise in risk management and compliance.

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Skills

Core Skills

C Level ManagementCommercial StrategyCybersecurity LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentCybersecurityCompliance

Other Skills

C SuiteRisk ComplianceSecurity Operations Center as a ServiceBreach Attack SimulationRed TeamingCompliance ConsultingNetwork SecurityPenetration TestingManaged ServicesSecurityPCI DSSDisaster RecoveryInformation SecurityVirtualizationAccount Management

About

Sanjiv Cherian is a cybersecurity executive, entrepreneur, and industry leader with over two decades of experience helping organisations strengthen their cyber resilience across IT, OT, cloud, and emerging digital environments. As a founder and senior leader in the cybersecurity sector, Sanjiv Cherian has worked with enterprises, critical infrastructure providers, and fast-growing technology businesses to design, implement, and operate advanced security programs. His work spans security operations, risk management, compliance, digital transformation, and board-level cyber strategy. Sanjiv is passionate about making cybersecurity practical, measurable, and aligned with business outcomes. He frequently advises leadership teams on how to translate technical cyber risks into strategic decisions that protect reputation, operations, and long-term value. Throughout his career, Sanjiv Cherian has built and scaled cybersecurity teams, led complex client engagements across multiple regions, and contributed thought leadership on the future of cyber defence, AI-driven security operations, and IT-OT convergence. Outside of his professional work, Sanjiv is committed to mentoring entrepreneurs and supporting innovation in the cybersecurity ecosystem. Open to industry conversations, partnerships, and speaking opportunities related to cybersecurity leadership and digital resilience.

Experience

16 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Microminder cyber security

2 roles

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos

Owns global revenue, partnerships, and commercial strategy
Scaled ARR, enterprise GTM, and strategic accounts

C Level ManagementC SuiteCommercial Strategy

CEO

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

Founded and scaled the business to multi-million revenue
Led strategy, operations, fundraising, and senior leadership
Microminder Cybersecurity is Britain's and GCC's premium provider of holistic cyber security services and backed by its parent group - Micro Minder Plc who have been serving clients across multiple industries globally for over four decades.
Areas of focus are
1 - Security Operations Center as a Service. (SOCaaS) IT, IIOT and OT Systems (ICS & SCADA)
2 - Breach Attack Simulation and Tabletop exercise.
3 - Red Teaming & Penetration Testing services.
4 - Compliance consulting & Security Maturity Assessments.
5 - Automation and AI led security solutions.
Covering the full spectrum of business cyber security needs catering to Critical National Infrastructure companies to FTSE top 100. Microminder Cyber Security (MCS) is your one stop provider which operates at a fixed cost basis.

Risk ComplianceCybersecurity LeadershipBusiness Development

A&o it group

Head of Cyber Security Consultancy

Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 · 5 yrs · London, United Kingdom

Subject matter expert (End to End Cyber security solutions & IT Managed Services),
Advise on Cyber security solutions, Research and Analysis
Advise businesses on improving cyber security posture
Consultation with Enterprises and SMEs,
Establish global partnerships and office expansions.
Product & Services GTM Strategy,
Revenue Generation (consistent 7-figures revenue annually),
Goal setting and Target achievement, P&L, Forecasting,
Team building, change culture and management,
Coaching & Training, Hiring, Appraisals, Competitor analysis, Negotiations,
SME to Top FTSE 100 deals, Process centric, technology adopter,

Krome technologies

Business Manager - Cyber Security

May 2016 – Nov 2016 · 6 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Worked within all the verticals in the industry, engaging with IT Security Officer’s to CISO’s providing IT security Consultancy and Compliance services.
Consultative Approach to new business and existing accounts
Forecasting and creating marketing strategy to generate leads and qualify.
Excellent knowledge of all Security vendors & software licensing, hardware & cloud solutions
Attend onsite meetings with prospective clients and discuss projects
Follow BANT technique throughout a deal and successfully close it
Communicate with IT directors, CISO, CTO & Cyber security managers
Efficiently work with multiple vendors and sell the portfolio of products
Successfully negotiated and secured sales ranging from 50K to 1.5 million
Demonstrated current Geo-political Knowledge

Caretower

Cyber Security Account Manager

Oct 2013 – Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos · London, United Kingdom

Interceded with all verticals with regards to their business IT Security Operations. Scope & illuminate client requirements and to characterize the range of their recent software, network infrastructure, hardware, back up & data prevention.
Engaged into client meetings and conducted technology analysis amalgamating costs and benefits eventually designs proposals and implementation schedule to clients.
Acquainted clients with the technologies and rationalized the advantage of introducing the technology in their organization.