John Beale, Managing Director, Security Alliance
John is the driving force behind Security Alliance, and has been instrumental in bringing new and innovative information security services into UK market. Before founding Security Alliance in 2007, he held management roles at industry-leading companies including Sun Microsystems, Unisys Corporation and Reuters.
John is passionate about providing the right services and the highest levels of value and quality of service to Security Alliance clients.
Security Alliance is based in the UK and draws on the expertise and services of Paladion, India's market-leading information security services company. Senior Paladion Executives provide direction through Security Alliance Advisory Board, which comprises:
Rajat Mohanty, CEO, Paladion
Rajat is an alumnus of the renowned Indian Institute of Technology and of XLRI. He held managerial positions with the Steel Authority of India, the country's largest steel company, and ICICI, India's largest financial institution, before co-founding Paladion.
Under Rajat's leadership, Paladion has been recognised by Deloitte as the fastest-growing security company in Asia, and is now focused on replicating this success in new markets, specifically the United States, Malaysia, Middle East and Europe.
Vinod Vasudevan, CTO, Paladion
Vinod is a co-founder of Paladion and has over 13 years of experience in technology and information risk management domain. As the CTO of Paladion, Vinod has been responsible for the setting up of integrated risk management systems and for streamlining system based operations for major global enterprises. He has held key positions with global firms including Microsoft.
He is the co-author of "Application Security in the ISO27001 Environment" and "Enhancing Computer Security with Smart Technology". He has also written several papers and sits on the expert panel of industry consortiums.
Binu Thomas, Executive Vice President, Testing Services, Paladion
Binu is a co-founder of Paladion and leads Paladion's application security services. a strong proponent of holistic and integrated security. Binu has been evangelising software security practices via articles in Palisade, and tutorials at RSA Conference, SDWest and OWASP. Before co-founding Paladion, Binu worked with Talisma and Microland in technical roles.
Jose Varghese, Executive Vice President, Managed Services, Paladion
Jose is a co-founder and Director of Paladion's Managed Services practice. Before co-founding Paladion, Jose worked with Wipro. Jose is an instructor for SANS courses in India and also plays an active role in Internet forums discussing information security related issues.
Sachin Varghese, Vice President, US and Europe, Paladion
Sachin joined Paladion as International Sales Manager in 2001. Today he is a Regional Head overseeing business in North America and Europe and also oversees Sales & Marketing for Plynt (Security Testing division of Paladion). Prior to joining Paladion, he was Major Accounts Manager with Compaq and responsible for handling large banking accounts.