INDUSTRY WATCH
C
an you give me a
background of yourself
and a brief background
of your role at GE?
I joined GE in 2006 with GE Healthcare
in India and have since held roles of
increasing responsibilities, progressing
to my most recent role as CISO for
MENAT. During my tenure with GE,
I’ve worked in multiple domains
(Product Life Cycle Management,
ERP, Infrastructure, Supply Chain and
Commercial IT) and multiple businesses
(GE Healthcare, GE Appliances, GE
Capital, GE Oil & Gas, GE Aviation and
GE Corporate). I am a graduate of
the GE IT leadership program (ITLP),
GE Six Sigma Black Belt program and
GE’s Corporate Audit Staff Executive
leadership program (CAS).
Currently, I am the Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO) for GE in the
Middle East, North Africa and Turkey
(MENAT). In this role, I’m responsible
for defining cyber security strategy for
enterprise Information Technology (IT)
IN CYBER SECURITY,
THERE IS NO SECOND
CHANCE. YOU NEED TO
ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR
EMERGING RISKS AND
MAINTAIN A HOLISTIC
APPROACH THAT
INCLUDES ASSESSING
AND ENHANCING
EXISTING SYSTEMS,
PROTECTING DATA AND
ASSETS, RESPONDING
QUICKLY WHEN
ANOMALIES OCCUR
AND COLLABORATING
WITH PARTNERS
ACROSS OUR SHARED
ECOSYSTEM
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