Sunil Varkey

CTO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates29 yrs 4 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 30 years of Cyber Security leadership experience.
  • Global CISO for major corporations with extensive user bases.
  • Expert in governance, risk, compliance, and cyber defense.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cyber Security Executive with extensive experience in enterprise-level security management.

Contact

sunilvarkey@hotmail.comLinkedIn

Skills

Other Skills

Technology ManagementInformation Security ManagementIT Service ManagementProgram ManagementSecurityInformation SecurityStrategyService DeliveryManagementBusiness ContinuityConsultingProject ManagementStrategic PlanningInfrastructureBusiness Process

About

Over 30 years of experience in Cyber Security leadership with large corporations in Banking, Telecom, ITES, and Manufacturing across the Middle East, US, and India, overseeing governance, risk, compliance, strategy, cyber defense, incident response, assessments, DevSecOps, cloud, engineering, AI security, privacy, business continuity management, and security operations. Worked as • Global CISO of a significant global Technology company with over 200K end users - Wipro • CISO (Security and Privacy) of a large Telecom company with 120 million subscribers - Idea Cellular • Field CTO for two sizeable global security companies - Symantec & Forescout • MD & Global head of security assessment and testing for one of the largest global banks - HSBC • Build Security Practices for two large regional and global organizations - Paramount Saudi Arabia & GE Capital (Genpact) • VP of Security Engineering in a large global bank - Barclays

Experience

29 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Tahakom

Cyber Security Consultant/Advisor

Jun 2023 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · On-site

  • Working closely with the CISO to enhance cybersecurity posture and resilience

Forescout technologies inc.

VP & Chief Technology Officer, EMEA & APJ

Apr 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

  • Define and evangelize IT/OT security strategy for product development, demand generation, market positioning, and customer advocacy.
  • Build Industry viewpoints, best practice sharing/advisory, demand creation, and Strategic support for large complex engagements.

Hsbc

MD & Global Head of Cyber Security Assessments & Testing

Mar 2020 – Jan 2021 · 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Responsible for Cyber Security Assessment and Testing life-cycle ecosystem of Penetration testing, Threat Modelling, Digital Footprint, Vulnerability Management and 3rd party Security Risk Assessments in Pre & Post-production environments with a 300 people team.

Symantec

CTO & Security Strategist – Middle East, Africa & Eastern Europe

Dec 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Define and evangelize security strategy for the Emerging region’s enterprise, financial, government and industrial stakeholders to build cyber security resiliency
  • Thought Leadership, Strategic Consulting, Incubation Projects, Threat intelligence, coordination, Coaching and Mentoring

Wipro limited

2 roles

Fellow, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS)

Aug 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • One among three Fellow's in Wipro's Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS)

Global Chief Information Security Officer

Feb 2013 – Nov 2018 · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • Responsible for Global Enterprise Information Security for a 200,000 people enterprise with a security team size of around 200.
  • Scope included Wipro and its acquired entities in different regions.

Idea cellular ltd

Head - Information Security & Privacy

May 2011 – Feb 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Accountable for Information Security, Privacy, Information Risk & Business Continuity function of 120 Million subscriber-based Idea Cellular. Internally heading GRC, Security Operations, BCM, Security Projects and Application & Database Security verticals

Barclays

VP - Global Security Engineering

Dec 2009 – May 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • Responsible for Security Engineering services: Vulnerability Assessment

Ge

AVP & Project Manager - Global Incident Response Center

Oct 2008 – Sep 2009 · 11 mos · United States

  • Project Manger in building one of the biggest global corporate Security Incident Response Centre

Genpact llc

AVP - Business Development - Information Security

Oct 2007 – Oct 2008 · 1 yr · United States

  • Responsible for the Information Security Practice Growth.
  • Was based out of Princeton, NJ

Genpact (formerly gecis - ge capital international)

AVP & Practice Leader - Information Security

Apr 2004 – Oct 2007 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

  • Build & Managed Information Security practice for GE Capital International Services (GECIS) and later Genpact, security operations from India, China and Romania locations

Paramount computer systems - saudi arabia

Head of Operations

Aug 2000 – Mar 2004 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Saudi Arabia

  • As working partner of Paramount Computer Systems - Saudi Arabia build successful, sustainable & leading Information Security Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Also instrumental in setting up Tamak Solution – Saudi Arabia (IT & Communicatio), Valiant CISSTech – Dubai (IT Security Training) , NetSol-Middle East – Saudi Arabia (Networking) & People One Middle East – Dubai (HR) for the group

The saudi british bank

Systems Administrator

Oct 1995 – Aug 2000 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Saudi Arabia

  • Technical support to SABB's dealing rooms & Treasury across Saudi Arabia on Trading Platforms. Worked in HP-Unx, Novell and Windows enviorment with AS400 back end.
  • Also was a core member in the Y2K initiatives

Various entrepreneurial initiatives

Entrepreneur

Jan 1992 – Jan 1995 · 3 yrs · India

Education

MVJ College of Engineering - Bangalore University

Bachelor of Engineering — Electronics

Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India - ICFAI

Master of Business Administration — Financial Investments

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Business Leadership Program by Dukes & IIM (A)

Indian School of Business

Global CIO Program

National Law School of India University

Masters in Business Law (pursuing)

GlobalNxt University

Doctor of Business Administration — Cyber Security

Jan 2022 – Present

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