OUR TEAM
WITH CYBER THREATS BECOMING INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED AND FREQUENT, IT IS CRUCIAL THAT OUR ORGANIZATION HAS A STRONG CYBER SECURITY TEAM IN PLACE.
We are proud to introduce you to our team of experts with a deep understanding of the latest technologies and threat vectors, our team is well-equipped to provide all your cyber security and quantum needs.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
DR. MEERA SARMA
CEO
Dr. Meera Sarma has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity. She has worked with governments, public sector organisations and private institutions on cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, online crime, cyber fraud…
DR. THOMAS MATHEUS
CTO
Dr Thomas Matheus is the CTO at Cystel. He has worked in the military, the retail industry, the manufacturing industry, IT consulting and higher education. Thomas has extensive research and consulting experience in supply chain innovation and business analysis. His research interests are in innovation, supply chain management, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
RISHI TARAR
CIO
Rishi has more than 21 years of experience as a Cyber Security and Information Technology professional with strong expertise in Enterprise and Cyber Strategy and Roadmap ,Security Architecture…
DR. GRANT NEWTON
EXECUTIVE BOD
Grant has vast management experience in an Executive Director capacity within a number of medium to large-scale healthcare, insurance and information technology enterprises from setup to day-to-day management.
DR. ALEXANDRE VOLNOV
HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY
An experienced Senior Project and Program Manager, Senior Security and Cybersecurity Consultant and Researcher, PhD in statistical Physics and Mathematics with over 30 years of experience in IT Management in the software industry…
TAYLOR SMITH
DIRECTOR OF SALES UNITED STATES
Taylor Smith is a sales professional with 8 years of experience in several fields. Specializing in customer relationships, he has an exceptional track record of delivering above and beyond on customer needs…
STEVEN O’SULLIVAN
HEAD OF CYBERSECURITY CONSULTING-EMERGING TECHNOLOGY QUANTUM AND AI SECURITY
Steven heads up our consulting services team at Cystel. Steven has over 25 years’ experience as Executive Director, Head of Digital and Cyber Strategy, Head of Cybersecurity Practice, Principal Consultant, Senior Security Manager, Senior Managing Consultant, Security Operations Manager, Technical Services Manager, and Lecturer in Information Security…
ADVISORY BOARD
STEPHEN K HOWARD
STRATEGIC ADVISOR AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Stephen worked on the original kMatrix methodology developed in collaboration with Harvard University over 30 years ago. He began his career as a mining engineer, developing a specialism in new technologies and their applications…
DR ALEKSEY KOZIKOV
STRATEGIC QUANTUM ADVISOR
Dr Aleksey Kozikov is an experimental condensed matter physicist working at Newcastle University. He develops quantum communication technologies for the secure transmission of information…
TECHNICAL EXPERTS & LATIN AMERICAN CONSULTING
DR. JUAN PIACQUADIO
EXECUTIVE ADVISOR
Juan is a digital transformation and business growth executive with over 20 years of experience in the technology space and has led organisations across the US, EMEA, APAC and LATAM regions. This includes roles at Siemens, NEC, HP, NCR, St Jude Medical,
DR. BIJU ISSAC
RESEARCH & INNOVATION ADVISER
Dr. Issac is an innovator through his research work with more than 20 years of experience. He is an Associate Professor with expertise in computer networks and cybersecurity, working currently at Northumbria University since 2018.
RYAN DALE
AI DEVELOPER
Ryan Dale is an Alumni of Northumbria University after completing his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Networks and Cyber Security with First-class Honours. After years of study and research into various Cyber Security threats and issues, he has continued…
DR. MICHAEL DONEVSKI
HEAD OF CYBERNETICS
Juan is a digital transformation and business growth executive with over 20 years of experience in the technology space and has led organisations across the US, EMEA, APAC and LATAM regions. This includes roles at Siemens, NEC, HP, NCR, St Jude Medical,
WALTER LARRALDE
MANAGING DIRECTOR LATAM AND SPAIN
Walter has led, for more than 25 years, projects of organizational transformation and strategic consulting in organizations located in Latin America.
