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Girish Dixit

CISO & DPO at Kotak Securities

Kotak SecuritiesMumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Experience26+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

 Self driven, focused & results oriented employee manager with a strong work ethic and ability to build lasting client relationships Experience in systems, networking, security, audit & compliance Strong Industry Experience by working with customers in the field of IT & ITES, Banking, FMCG and Manufacturing sectors Expert in IT Security architecture Design, Implementation and Management Excellent ability to drive vision in programs and manage key client accounts for global projects Exceptional organization planning skills with strong people management skills and the ability to motivate teams to perform to their maximum potentialSpecialties: Information Security compliance, ISO & PCI compliance, mapping of security & business requirements, customer contract reviews, contract compliance, people management

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • May 2026–Present· 4 mos
    • Group Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection OfficerCurrent
      May 2026–Present
  • Aug 2023–Present· 3 yrs 1 mo
    • Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security OfficerCurrent
      Aug 2023–Present
  • Aug 2023–May 2026· 2 yrs 9 mos
    • Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
      Aug 2023–May 2026
  • Jun 2021–Aug 2023· 2 yrs 2 mos
    • Head - Cyber Defense
      Jun 2021–Aug 2023
  • Jul 2020–May 2021· 10 mos
    • Executive Director - CISO India Branch
      Jul 2020–May 2021
  • Aug 2012–Jun 2020· 7 yrs 10 mos
    • Senior Vice President - India Business Information Security Officer
      Jul 2017–Jun 2020
    • Vice President, Information Security
      Aug 2012–Jun 2017
  • Dec 2010–Aug 2012· 1 yr 8 mos
    • Vice President, Information Security
      Dec 2010–Aug 2012
  • Aug 2007–Dec 2010· 3 yrs 4 mos
    • Manager, Information Security
      Aug 2007–Dec 2010
  • Jul 2005–Jul 2007· 2 yrs
    • Assistant Manager - ESS
      Jul 2005–Jul 2007
  • 2004–2005· 1 yr
    • Lead, Team Operations
      2004–2005
  • 2002–2004· 2 yrs
    • Customer Support Engineer
      2002–2004
  • 2000–2002· 2 yrs
    • Network Engineer
      2000–2002

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Electronics & Telecommunication

University of Mumbai

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Girish Dixit
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Risk AssessmentInformation SecurityNetwork SecurityInternal AuditPre-salesTeam BuildingInformation Security AwarenessIncident ManagementPCI DSSSecurityInformation Security ManagementISO 27001InnovationBusiness ContinuityVulnerability ManagementISMSITILEnterprise Risk ManagementVendor AuditSecurity Operations Management