Governing Body Spotlight


Governing Body Member of the UK & Ireland CISO Community

Ash Hunt

Global CISO

Apex Group

Ash Hunt is a Global CISO, Board & VC advisor and international keynote speaker with over a decade of experience in complex, multi-national environments. He has worked extensively across UK Government departments, FTSE/FORBES organisations and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), in addition to authoring the UK’s first quantitative framework and actuarial model for information risk. He has also served as a media commentator for Sky News & ITV on cyber security issues. He is currently the Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Apex Group Ltd.

Learn more about the UK & Ireland CISO community here.

What is one of your guiding leadership principles?

Servant leadership.
 

What is the greatest challenge security leaders face today, and how are you addressing it?

Turning information security into a revenue generator from a cost centre.
 

What is the key to success for someone just starting out as a CISO?

Focus on quick wins and executive stakeholder enablement and support.
 

How do you measure success as a leader?

Through the success of my teams.
 

What is the value of being a member of the Evanta community?

I gain valuable insights from a thought leadership community.
 



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