Manish Thakur

Manish Thakur is an experienced professional in the field of operational technology (OT) and cybersecurity, currently serving as the OT Network & Cybersecurity Manager at Kent since August 2023. Prior to this, Manish held the position of Senior OT Security Engineer at ADNOC Group and served in various engineering roles at Yokogawa Middle East & Africa B.S.C., including Senior OT/ICSS Engineer, SCADA/DCS Engineer, and Technical Service Engineer. Additionally, Manish worked as a Service Engineer and Automation Engineer at Schneider Electric, contributing to significant projects such as pipeline monitoring systems for KOC and SCADA systems for GASCO. Manish is pursuing an Executive Program in AI & Cybersecurity for Organizations at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, and holds a Bachelor of Technology in Instrumentation Technology from Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute.