Wealthy Information Co, a number one AI decisioning platform that helps banks make high-quality lending selections effectively and safely has appointed seasoned data safety veteran Dr Kevin Tham as its first Chief Data Safety Officer (CISO).
Kevin has 20 years’ expertise in data safety, know-how threat and cyber safety roles throughout main organisations together with Qantas, UBS, Woolworths, and consulting companies Deloitte and Accenture. He has devoted a lot of the previous decade to establishing excessive banking safety requirements at monetary companies firms together with Westpac Group, Tyro Group, and fintech startup Avenue Financial institution.
Most not too long ago, Kevin was CISO at purpose-driven fintech etika, the place his position encompassed numerous cyber safety and threat administration points together with cyber compliance and regulatory necessities. He’s at the moment a steering committee member at CISO Tribe, an expert group led by CISOs. Kevin has additionally held numerous board roles at data software program and IT skilled membership organisation ISACA’s Sydney Chapter for practically eight years.
In his newly appointed position, Kevin will likely be answerable for overseeing RDC’s cyber safety threat and constructing resilience functionality, implementing the RDC cyber safety technique and roadmap, uplifting the Data Safety Administration System (ISMS), and bettering general threat posture.
Ada Guan, CEO and co-founder of Wealthy Information Co, stated, “Following a report 12 months of development at Wealthy Information Co, we’re energised to proceed increasing in Australia, New Zealand and North America and rising our trade main place within the AI Decisioning house. We’re at a vital time in our enterprise the place the following 6-12 months will see us hit new milestones and forge extra partnerships with banks. Making certain RDC holds a excessive ISMS customary and has the strongest knowledgeable crew in place is significant.
“Kevin’s experience throughout banking safety and curiosity in fintech safety innovation will allow us to proceed to efficiently and responsibly construct our platform as a power for good. We’re proud to be an AI decisioning platform banks belief who can present them with excessive safety requirements, and Kevin will play a key position in RDC’s continued dedication to data safety.”
Dr Kevin Tham, CISO at Wealthy Information Co, stated, “It’s an thrilling time to hitch RDC throughout this development stage. The crew has carried out a wonderful job creating a really world-class AI decisioning platform, and safety has been, and can proceed to be, a spotlight. I’m very blissful to be a part of the RDC crew delivering this to the market.”
Kevin’s appointment marks the primary of a number of imminent hires this 12 months. It follows RDC’s profitable $28 million Sequence B elevate final November.
