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Olivera Zatezalo

CISO & VP @ OPG | Board Member | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure

National Cybersecurity Consortium | Consortium national pour la cybersécurité•Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Experience23+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Olivera Zatezalo is a critical infrastructure cybersecurity leader, best known for creating value through a collaborative leadership style, agile execution and for her global cyber security expertise. Olivera has spent over 25 years in Canadian telecommunication and energy industry, building and securing networks for big Canadian enterprises. She brings expertise in cybersecurity operations and strategy, governance, risk and compliance, as a well as project management and cyber technology. Olivera is on the Advisory Boards of the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity, Canadian Women in Cybersecurity, and remains active as a speaker with various cybersecurity industry associations and forums. In 2020, Olivera was recognized as a Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity in Canada by IT World Canada and WISECRA.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
    • Board MemberCurrent
      Dec 2025–Present
  • Jun 2025–Present· 1 yr 4 mos
    • Chair of the Finance & Audit CommitteeCurrent
      Jun 2025–Present
  • Aug 2024–Present· 2 yrs 2 mos
    • Vice President, Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security OfficerCurrent
      Aug 2024–Present
  • Oct 2021–Oct 2025· 4 yrs
    • Board Member, Advisors
      Oct 2021–Oct 2025
  • Jul 2021–Apr 2024· 2 yrs 9 mos
    • General Manager, Cyber Security and Privacy
      Jul 2021–Apr 2024
  • Feb 2017–Jun 2021· 4 yrs 4 mos
    • Chief Security Officer, Huawei Canada
      Feb 2017–Jun 2021
  • May 2016–2017· 8 mos
    • Director, Global Cyber Security
      May 2016–2017
  • Oct 2012–May 2016· 3 yrs 7 mos
    • Director, Security
      May 2013–May 2016
    • Director, OSS Technology
      Oct 2012–Apr 2013
  • Mar 2006–Sep 2012· 6 yrs 6 mos
    • Sr Manager, OSS Technology
      2011–Sep 2012
    • Sr Manager, Integration & Middleware
      Aug 2009–Dec 2010
    • Sr Manager, Integration
      Mar 2006–Aug 2009
  • Jun 2003–Mar 2006· 2 yrs 9 mos
    • Sr Manager, Internet Billing Development
      Jun 2003–Mar 2006

Education

B Sc EE, Master

School of Electrical Engineering

University of Belgrade

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Enterprise ArchitectureService DeliveryVirtualizationBusiness ProcessSaaSVendor ManagementTelecommunicationsOpen Source SoftwareSDLCPMPBusiness AnalysisPMOIPCloud ComputingSolution ArchitectureRequirements AnalysisManaged ServicesIntegrationData CenterWireless