Admiral Sir George Zambellas, Chair

Sir George Zambellas was First Sea Lord from 2013 until 2016, a period that delivered the wholesale reset of the Royal Navy’s global authority and focus. After a 36 year military career, Sir George has moved seamlessly into an inter-related tech portfolio, in robotics, encryption and data security, cyber security and the utilisation of AI in improved management performance, and in data monetisation.

Randhir Shinde, Chief Executive Officer

Randhir is an avid technology enthusiast, a hands-on technologist, creator, coder, developer and business leader with technology expertise expanding more than 20 years. Randhir has founded, grown and steered three notable technology establishments all of which continue to be successful.

Peter Clowes, Sales Director

Peter is a vastly experienced sales professional with 20 years experience in the IT security industry and a proven track record of success. After a strong grounding in distribution, Peter spent 10 years with SCC managing and developing the security portfolio before joining McAfee where he spent a further 7 years managing key Expertise Accounts in the public sector. Peter brings a great deal of experience and knowledge of the IT security market, developing a portfolio and relationships with many key contacts in the industry.

Ricky Magalhaes, Director of Strategy

Ricky is a cyber-security expert and strategist for the past 17+ years working with the world’s leading brands. Ricky sold his company to Evolve Networks in 2005 and joined the leadership of a large SI in the UK which was sold to the Datatec group (Logicalis) in 2012. Ricky leads the security division at Logicalis and is responsible for building together with the leadership the strategy for the European security operations.

Omkar Kshirsagar, Chief Technical Officer

Omkar has more than 15 years of hands-on experience in various technologies in the IT sector. He has been involved in all the phases of software development life cycle and has expertise in designing and architecting software in various domains. He has worked on various domains including Image Processing, Voice technology, Search Engine and Security software.

Sameer Shaikh, Managing Director – Middle East and Africa

Sameer is an industry veteran with over two decades of experience across India, Europe and Middle East. In his previous roles, he has held senior management positions at Emirates Airline Group and Air Arabia. He has been a regular contributor at various infosec forums as a speaker, panelist, board advisor and mentor. With his cross-spectrum engagements across customer-channel-consultancy domains, Sameer leads our growth in the region and actively contributes to our global strategy and business.