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This is a council composed exclusively of techUK members. If you are interested in understanding the election process, we encourage you to reach out to one of our team members listed at the bottom of this page.

The Cyber Resilience Committee sets the strategic vision for the cyber resilience programme, helping the programme engage with government and senior industry stakeholders. The Committee is made up of elected representatives, and elections are held once every two years.

Cyber Security Management Committee members

Chair and Vice-Chairs

Sian John MBE

Sian John MBE

Chief Technology Officer, NCC Group

Sian John MBE

Sian John MBE

Chief Technology Officer, NCC Group

Siân John MBE is Chief Technology Officer at NCC Group responsible for intelligence, insight and innovation within the company.  

Siân has worked in Cybersecurity for 25 years across strategy, business risk, privacy, and technology. She is a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Information Security, Chair of the techUK Cybersecurity committee, and a council member for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPSRC). Siân was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s 2018 New Year’s Honours List for services to Cybersecurity.

Chris Parker MBE

Chris Parker MBE

Director Government Strategy, Fortinet UK

Chris Parker MBE

Chris Parker MBE

Director Government Strategy, Fortinet UK

Chris is Director Government at Fortinet UK. He is an expert in strategic cybersecurity collaboration, serving as: Vice Chair of the UK Cyber Resilience Committee, Industry Co-Chair of the MOD’s Integration Working Group since 2022 and was Chair for the Department of Energy Security Supply Chain Cyber Resilience Group. Chris is a Fellow of the Tällberg Foundation, a Chartered Manager and holds a Technology Masters' Degree.

Carla Baker

Carla Baker

Senior Director, Government Affairs UK&I, Palo Alto Networks

Carla Baker

Carla Baker

Senior Director, Government Affairs UK&I, Palo Alto Networks

I am currently a Senior Director of Government Affairs at Palo Alto Networks, responsible for driving the company’s public policy agenda in the UK and Ireland on a broad range of issues, including cyber security, privacy, and wider technology policy. I am also a Trustee of the UK Cyber Security Council and a member of the Scottish Government’s National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board.

Before joining Palo Alto Networks, I was a Director of Government Affairs at Symantec for several years. Prior to that, I was an Associate Director at techUK, responsible for establishing the cyber security programme in 2009 and then the Cyber Growth Partnership. I began my career in Government at the Department for Health, Department for Transport and the Home Office and held a variety of different roles ranging from facilitating procurement contracts to shaping the development of mental health legislation and taking the Bill through Parliament.

Council Members

Alex Woodward

Alex Woodward

Head of Cyber Security Services, CGI

Alex Woodward

Alex Woodward

Head of Cyber Security Services, CGI

Alex leads cyber security services for CGI IT in the UK. The group provides a balanced portfolio of services across a broad range of sectors from Defence and Intelligence, Central and Local Government, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services as well as the commercial sector. Engagements include the design and delivery of major transformational programmes, consultative assignments, and the provision of a range of operational security managed services.

Ben Lyons

Ben Lyons

Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Darktrace

Ben Lyons

Ben Lyons

Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Darktrace

Chris Jenkins

Chris Jenkins

Senior Principal Chief Architect (Cyber Security Strategy & Adoption), Red Hat

Chris Jenkins

Chris Jenkins

Senior Principal Chief Architect (Cyber Security Strategy & Adoption), Red Hat

Dale Geach

Dale Geach

Head of IOT and OT Cybersecurity Services, Siemens

Dale Geach

Dale Geach

Head of IOT and OT Cybersecurity Services, Siemens

Dave Parkin

Dave Parkin

VBSE CTO, Vodafone Business UK

Dave Parkin

Dave Parkin

VBSE CTO, Vodafone Business UK

Dr Andy Lilly

Dr Andy Lilly

CTO / Co-Founder, Armour Communications Limited SME

Dr Andy Lilly

Dr Andy Lilly

CTO / Co-Founder, Armour Communications Limited SME

Andy is Director and Co-Founder of Armour Communications with a proven track record of delivering challenging, leading-edge research and development solutions into global markets. Having held leadership positions at multi-national organisations as well as VC-funded start-ups, Andy has a broad defence and cyber experience, from secret mobile comms systems to resilient satellite software, and from military phased array radars to commercial broadband mesh networks and in-home voice and video phones.

Andy is a key contributor to Armour’s work with the NCSC and UK government, as well Armour’s range of overseas customers, for which the company received the Queen’s Award for Export in 2022.

In addition to being the CTO, Andy’s roles at Armour include CISO, data protection and export control (of cyber products).

Dr Bernard Parsons

Dr Bernard Parsons

CEO, Becrypt SME

Dr Bernard Parsons

Dr Bernard Parsons

CEO, Becrypt SME

I am the CEO and a co-founder of Becrypt, a UK SME that develops and supplies a range of cyber security software products and services, primarily for critical national infrastructure organisations.

Originally Becrypt’s CTO, and with a career starting in academia, I continue to leverage my background in and passion for technology.

I believe that collaboration is a key enabler for growth within the cyber security sector. Over recent years I have supported a number of engagements between government and industry, addressing issues and opportunities across both policy and emerging technology landscapes. I have been an active Board member of The Cyber Growth Partnership, a joint DCMS and Industry initiative, and Chair of the High Assurance UK Industry Association.

Dr Paul Thorlby

Dr Paul Thorlby

QinetiQ

Dr Paul Thorlby

Dr Paul Thorlby

QinetiQ

I am a senior technical leader in QinetiQ with over 25 years’ experience in cyber security and related, mainly for National Security and Defence markets in the UK. I am a Chief Technologist in cyber and information assurance, the Cyber & Intelligence Group Leader, and a QinetiQ Fellow. I have previously held technical, project management, business development, strategy, and business leadership roles. I chair the employer steering group that has pioneered development of national cyber security apprenticeship standards, specifically the Level 4 Cyber Security Technologist and the Level 6 Cyber Security Technical Professional Integrated Degree Apprenticeship. I have been a member of the TechUK Cyber Management Committee since 2012.

Elaine Hanley

Elaine Hanley

Partner, IBM

Elaine Hanley

Elaine Hanley

Partner, IBM

Elaine Hanley is a Partner in IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Services in the UK and Ireland for the Industrial Sector leading Cybersecurity Services in Ireland for key clients, and helping these clients to drive business securely. It is a role that combines Elaine’s interest in operating successful business outcomes safely, as well as harnessing the data at our disposal safely and respectfully.

Elaine likes to help organisations demystify the often over-technical jargon in the Security business and decode the underlying risks in terms of why a focus on cyber security is in the interests of all members of an organisations leadership team, and what can be done to minimise the risk, increase time to response and minimise impact of cyber activity.

As part of her commitment to creating and continuously improving the support for a workforce where diversity is celebrated, and the huge benefits of inclusion can be realised, Elaine has an additional role as Talent and Engagement Leader, UKI Consulting and Delivery for Cybersecurity Services.

These roles provide a complementary conduit for Elaine to bring her experience in leading teams and building on a career of multiple complementary fields of work, including

WW Lead for DataOps Center of Excellence, cross platform Product Management, data and process modelling, software development and client work.

Elaine holds a BAI (Software Engineering) from Trinity College, Dublin, and an MSc (Computer Applications) from Dublin City University.

Gordon Morrison

Gordon Morrison

Senior Director, Global Defence Policy, Cisco

Gordon Morrison

Gordon Morrison

Senior Director, Global Defence Policy, Cisco

Keith Driver

Keith Driver

CTO Cyber, Raytheon UK

Keith Driver

Keith Driver

CTO Cyber, Raytheon UK

Keith joined Raytheon in 2015 and is an Engineering Fellow and CTO Cyber at Raytheon UK. He has a distinguished career in the telecommunications, defence and cyber security industries as a technology leader and board member in a variety of SME and large organisations, delivering technical advantage though strategy, product definition, and innovation.  He has worked extensively with commercial,  defence and government sector customers worldwide, and has spoken regularly at global conferences.

Lawrence Munro

Lawrence Munro

CTO, Reliance Cyber

Lawrence Munro

Lawrence Munro

CTO, Reliance Cyber

Majid Ali

Majid Ali

Public Sector Strategy, CrowdStrike

Majid Ali

Majid Ali

Public Sector Strategy, CrowdStrike

Phillip Jones

Phillip Jones

Head of CyberSecurity Programmes, Airbus Defence & Space UK

Phillip Jones

Phillip Jones

Head of CyberSecurity Programmes, Airbus Defence & Space UK

Ravi Boodhram

Ravi Boodhram

Senior Manager, Cyber Security & Information Assurance, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Ravi Boodhram

Ravi Boodhram

Senior Manager, Cyber Security & Information Assurance, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Ravi Boodhram is Head Consultant for Security Architecture and the Security Architecture & Engineering Capability Lead at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence working with customers to deliver secure and resilient systems.  Ravi’s responsibilities include setting the strategic direction for capability development, providing delivery assurance, developing a community of security architects (including their learning and development) and working with customers to understand their challenges developing solutions to best support them in their missions. 

Ravi is an experienced Security Architecture Consultant with subject matter expertise in cloud security and enterprise risk management.  He works across Government, Critical National Infrastructure and Commercial environments, delivering cyber security at a programme level and designing secure and cyber resilient solutions over the past 16 years.

Ravi is a Chartered Cyber Security Professional (ChCSP), an active contributor to cyber security research projects.

Saba Ahmed

Saba Ahmed

Managing Director – Accenture Security UKI, Accenture UK

Saba Ahmed

Saba Ahmed

Managing Director – Accenture Security UKI, Accenture UK

I lead the Managed Security Services consulting practice for Accenture UK with a focus on Detection & Response. I have 19 years of experience in the security industry spanning across geographies delivering security projects in Middle East, Asia and Europe.

For the last 10 years my focus has been on building Security Operations Centres and SIEM transformations for UK clients. More recently I have also been working with technology vendors in this space to define what the next generation of security operations looks like.

I am a passionate technologist at heart with a mindset to find innovative solutions for the client challenges. I am an ardent advocate for inclusion and diversity and lead I&D for Accenture across Europe.

Sarah Blundell

Sarah Blundell

Chief Operating Officer, CyberHive

Sarah Blundell

Sarah Blundell

Chief Operating Officer, CyberHive

As COO of a growing UK Cyber SME, I am passionate about delivering technology that can be used to protect people while also delivering business value.  Much of the focus in Cyber security education is on improving the security baseline but I believe that this should not be at the expense of identifying and analysing new and emerging threats and trends along with the opportunities this can provide UK PLC.

My prior background in risk management in the financial services sector and strong operational delivery experiences enables me to blend the desire for increased security with the requirements for usability to ensure that security posture is increased both theoretically and in practice.

I have a strong track record of building successful partnerships to stimulate innovation and growth.  These include commercial, academic and government partnerships.  Successful collaboration enhances solutions through bringing a diverse range of expertise to bear on a problem.

Shadi A. Razak

Shadi A. Razak

Co-CEO/CTO, Angoka Ltd

Shadi A. Razak

Shadi A. Razak

Co-CEO/CTO, Angoka Ltd

Stuart Lyle

Stuart Lyle

Senior Manager - Security Liaison & Industry Collaboration, BT Group

Stuart Lyle

Stuart Lyle

Senior Manager - Security Liaison & Industry Collaboration, BT Group

Stuart McKean

Stuart McKean

CEO, Nine23

Stuart McKean

Stuart McKean

CEO, Nine23

Stuart Murdoch

Stuart Murdoch

Founder & CEO, Surevine

Stuart Murdoch

Stuart Murdoch

Founder & CEO, Surevine

Suzy Button

Suzy Button

Field CTO EMEA, Elastic

Suzy Button

Suzy Button

Field CTO EMEA, Elastic

Tim Ward

Tim Ward

CEO & Co-founder, Think Cyber Security Ltd

Tim Ward

Tim Ward

CEO & Co-founder, Think Cyber Security Ltd

Tim is CEO and Co-Founder (with Dr Mike Butler) of Think Cyber Security Ltd. ThinkCyber offer the next generation in Security Awareness. Their Redflags™ software product applies behavioural and learning science theory, in a highly innovative approach to deliver context-sensitive just-in-time guidance.

Tim has worked in IT for more than 25 years both in consulting and corporate IT with organisations including Logica, PA Consulting, Sepura and was previously Global Head of IT for the cyber division of BAE Systems (previously known as Detica). Tim graduated top of his year in Computer Science with AI at the University of Leeds, holds an MBA from the Open University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship from Cambridge University.

Tim is proud to have helped ThinkCyber gain significant recognition for Redflags™: NCSC for start-ups programme; Accenture Fintech Innovation Lab 2022; TechUK Cyber Innovator of the Year 2021; SC Award Europe (Best Professional Training Programme)

 

If you have an issue that you’d like the Committee to take up, or you’d like to learn more about their work, please contact a member of techUK’s Cyber Resilience Programme team.

Our team

Jill Broom

Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Jill Broom

Jill Broom

Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK

Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.

Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.

Email:
jill.broom@techuk.org
Website:
www.techuk.org/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824

Freddie MacSwiney

Programme Manager - Defence and Cyber, techUK

Freddie MacSwiney

Programme Manager - Defence and Cyber, techUK

Freddie MacSwiney is the Programme Manager for Defence and Cyber Security at techUK.

Prior to joining techUK, Freddie worked as a Government Adviser for a firm dealing in International Relations, where he briefed Politicians, Ministers, Heads of State, Diplomats around the world on key issues from Defence,  Security and other key issues and aligned them with the UK. 

Tracy Modha

Tracy Modha

Programme Marketing Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK

Tracy Modha

Tracy Modha

Programme Marketing Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK

Tracy supports the marketing of several areas at techUK, including Cyber Exchange, Central Government, Cyber Resilience, Defence, Education, Health and Social Care, Justice and Emergency Services, Local Public Services, Nations and Regions and National Security.

Tracy joined techUK in March 2022, having worked in the education sector for 19 years, covering administration, research project support, IT support and event/training support. My most outstanding achievement has been running three very successful international conferences and over 300 training courses booked all over the globe!

Tracy has a great interest in tech. Gaming and computing have been a big part of her life, and now electric cars are an exciting look at the future. She has warmed to Alexa, even though it can sometimes be sassy!

Email:
tracy.modha@techuk.org
Phone:
02073312000
Website:
www.techuk.org
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracymodha83

 

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