Mike Connell

Mike Connell has a diverse work experience in the field of information security and IT management. Mike is currently the Head of Information Security at The Office Group (TOG and Fora) since December 2022. Prior to this, they worked as an Information Security Manager at UKTV from May 2019 to February 2022. Mike also has experience as an Enterprise Cyber Security Consultant at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence from August 2018 to March 2019, and as the Head of Information Systems at VENNCOMM from August 2017 to August 2018. Before that, they were the Head of IT at Restore Digital from November 2016 to August 2017 and served as the Technical Director at PHS Group from November 2014 to November 2016. Mike Connell started their career as an IT Systems and Client Application Manager at Capital Capture, where they worked from May 2003 to October 2014.

Mike Connell attended Havering Sixth Form College from 1998 to 2000, where they pursued an Advanced GNVQ in Information Technology.

In terms of additional certifications, Mike Connell obtained the Power BI: Dashboards for Beginners certification from LinkedIn in February 2022. Mike also holds the Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM) certification from ISACA, which they acquired in August 2018. Furthermore, they have certifications in Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft Certified Professional - Managing Server 2003 Infrastructure and Microsoft Certified Professional - Windows XP. Additionally, Mike Connell holds the Security+ certification from CompTIA. The specific months and years for the Microsoft certifications and Security+ are not provided.