Mahantesh Chikodi

Mahantesh Chikodi has a wide range of experience in the field of information security and risk management. Mahantesh currently holds the position of Chief Information Security Officer at DataMesh Group, a role they have been in since February 2023. Prior to this, Mahantesh served as the Head of Information Security at A2B Australia Limited from May 2016 to February 2023. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing IT security, risk, governance, compliance, data privacy, and security operations for the organization. Mahantesh also developed and implemented cybersecurity strategies and programs and managed a team of security engineers.

Before their time at A2B Australia Limited, Mahantesh worked at Target as the Manager of Delivery Services. From February 2013 to April 2016, they played a key role in implementing and managing various security programs, including PCI DSS and SOX programs. Mahantesh also led teams responsible for vulnerability management, identity and access management, data protection, and audit logging and monitoring.

Earlier in their career, Mahantesh worked at J.P. Morgan as an Associate, where they conducted ISO27001 pre-certification audits, IT risk assessments, vendor risk assessments, internal audits, and developed policies and standards. Mahantesh also performed control testing and raised information security risks to business owners and executives.

Mahantesh's career began at Accenture in India, where they served as a Customer Service Representative - System Admin from September 2003 to May 2005.

Overall, Mahantesh Chikodi has extensive experience in information security, risk management, compliance, and governance, with a proven track record of developing and implementing effective cybersecurity strategies and programs.

Mahantesh Chikodi completed their Bachelor of Computer Applications degree from Gogte College, Belgaum between the years 2000 and 2003, focusing on computer programming. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the following: Certified Information Security Manager from ISACA in December 2015, ISO 31000 Risk Management Principles and Guidelines from BSI in October 2015, Certified Payment-Card Industry Security Implementer PCI-DSS from SISA Information Security in August 2013, ISO 27001:2005 Lead Auditor from BSI in January 2012, and ITIL V3 Foundation from AXELOS Global Best Practice in July 2010. It is not specified when they obtained the CPISI certification or where it was obtained from.