Cherian Palayoor

Cherian Palayoor is an accomplished information security professional with over 16 years of experience across various industries, including retail, hospitality, finance, cloud technology, and healthcare. Currently serving as the VP, Chief Information Security Officer at Uni-Select Inc. since April 2022, Cherian previously held senior security leadership positions at SSENSE, Hootsuite Inc., and lululemon, where responsibilities included overseeing information security and compliance for SaaS platforms and corporate technologies. This career trajectory also includes roles such as Information Security Manager at Global Relay, eHealth Security Lead for the Provincial Health Services Authority, and foundational positions in IT security at Intrawest, West Fraser, and Walker Group. Demonstrated expertise in compliance frameworks and security best practices has been key to supporting organizations in meeting their information security objectives.