Dr. Bijender M.
Sr. GM IT & CISO | Global Leader in Digital Transformation & Cybersecurity | CIO/CISO Across 5 Regions | Award-Winning Technologist | AI, Cloud, GRC, SCADA, Industry 4.0 | Driving Secure, Scalable Enterprise Innovations
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"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." - Peter Drucker Driving Enterprise Growth through Secure Digital Transformation: Award-winning Digital Transformation & Cybersecurity executive with 24+ years leading secure innovation across India, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Known for aligning IT and security strategies with business goals to drive resilience, agility, and measurable impact. What Powers the Work? - Enterprise-wide Digital Transformation & Industry 4.0 - Global Cybersecurity Strategy & Governance - CISO & CIO Leadership Across Multinational Operations - Cloud Security (AWS, Azure), SOC, GRC, SIEM, SOAR - ICS/SCADA Security & Industrial Cyber Risk Management - Regulatory Compliance (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001) - ERP Rollouts: SAP S4 HANA, Oracle EBS, O365 Migrations Performance that Scales across Borders: Led secure digital transformation for global pharma operations, improving compliance by 30%, operational efficiency by 25%, and threat response by 40%. Built future-ready IT ecosystems across diverse industries—earning over a dozen leadership awards, including CIO of the Year, CISO of the Year, CXO Excellence, and Cyber Sentinel Award. Diverse Industry Reach, Global Execution Excellence: Delivered large-scale IT and cybersecurity programs in pharma, oil & gas, healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing. Known for building zero-downtime environments, driving cost efficiencies, and standardizing systems across global units. Visionary yet Grounded Leadership: Believes in "Basement to the Board transformation' securely by —aligning people, processes, technology and platforms to future-proof organizations while empowering teams with clarity, ownership, and innovation. Let’s build secure, intelligent, and adaptive digital ecosystems—one transformation at a time.
Career Timeline
- Alkem Laboratories Ltd.CurrentJul 2020–Present· 6 yrs 2 mos
- Senior General Manager and Chief Information Security OfficerCurrentJul 2020–Present
- Jul 2016–Jun 2020· 3 yrs 11 mos
- Acting Chief Information Officer & CISOJul 2016–Jun 2020
- Apr 2013–Jun 2016· 3 yrs 2 mos
- Group Head IT & CISOApr 2013–Jun 2016
- Jun 2010–Mar 2013· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Head Of Information Technology & Chief Information Security OfficerJun 2010–Mar 2013
- Jun 2006–May 2010· 3 yrs 11 mos
- Sr.Manager IT Operations & SecurityJun 2006–May 2010
- Mar 2002–May 2006· 4 yrs 2 mos
- Manager, Information TechnologyMar 2002–May 2006
Education
Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)
Digital Transformation and IT Governance: Best Practices for the India and UAE
Integrated Management Educational TechnologyCYBERSECURITY-MANAGING RISK IN THE INFORMATION AGE
CYBERSECURITY
Harvard UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA
IT
Institute of Technology & Management StudiesBachelor of Technology (B.Tech-IIT)
Computer Science
Kanpur University, IndiaMBA
IT
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth2016
Azure
MicrosoftCERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (CISO)
CYBER SECURITY
EC-Council University