Fox Ahmed

Global Head Cybersecurity and Technology Regulatory Risk at BNP Paribas

Speaker

Fox is the Global Head of Cybersecurity and Technology and Data Protection Regulatory Risk and has a background in Cybersecurity, Technology, Risk Management, and Change Management. In this role, Fox is responsible for ensuring the Group has an effective risk-based approach in integrating Governance, Compliance and Global Regulatory requirements into programmes and digital initiatives with a focus on Cybersecurity and Technology Risk Management.

He has over 20 years experience who has spent all his career working in Financial Services with the later part of his career in global leadership roles ranging from Change Management, Technology Risk Management, Vulnerability Management, Governance, Risk and Controls and Regulatory Advocacy.

Fox is a published subject matter and an industry panellist speaker and mentor. Fox has been an active member with many global industry trade associations in helping shape the regulatory landscape for Cybersecurity.

He has designed and led the implementation of cybersecurity and technology risk and control frameworks, policies, standards, risk monitoring measures as well as cybersecurity regulatory assessment frameworks. Also, Fox is adept at forging partnerships across different business lines and IT.

Fox has completed MSc in Information Technology from Royal Holloway, University of London. He holds the following key industry certifications - Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt, Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt, Security+, CRISC, CISM, CISA.