Ashish is responsible for Colt’s overall information and cyber security strategy. As a provider of network services for some of the world’s biggest brands, a responsible focus on information security forms a core part of Colt’s industry leading customer experience.

Under the direction of Ashish, Colt’s information security strategy will be strengthened through continuing to improve on embedding cyber risk management and logical security practices into all company activities. As CISO, Ashish leads the assessment, evaluation, prioritisation and mitigation of the internal and external security threat to Colt’s products, network infrastructure, business information systems.

A highly respected security expert with over 15 years’ experience, Ashish joins Colt from TSB Bank where he was the first CISO. At TSB Bank, he was accountable for duties including information risk management, security consultancy & architecture and cyber intelligence & response. Ashish’s experience with financial markets will prove invaluable with understanding the demands of some of Colt’s core customers, for which secure connectivity and adhesion to increasingly stringent governance is a critical requirement.