Adam Kassell

Adam Kassell has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity and information security. Adam is currently serving as the Chief Information Security Officer (Interim) at the University of Bath. Prior to this, they worked as a Consulting CISO and Trusted Advisor at the British Transport Police and also held the position of Head of Cyber Security at the same organization.

Adam has a long-standing relationship with PM Proactive Ltd, where they provided professional consultancy and expertise in cybersecurity since 2005. Adam has worked with various organizations, including Sainsbury's Bank, Crown Commercial Service, Argos, Johnson Matthey, TUI, Lloyds Banking Group, Visa Europe, Centrica, British Gas, and T-Mobile. In their role, they led programmes and security initiatives, ran digital innovation and security transformation programmes, created security strategies and policies, and led incident management and response efforts.

Additionally, Adam has held positions such as a Chief Information Security Officer (Interim) at Sainsbury's Bank, Head of Security & Assurance at Crown Commercial Service, Security Programme Manager at Argos, Security Programme Manager & Interim CISO at Johnson Matthey, Senior Programme Manager at TUI, Programme Manager - Security & Fraud at Lloyds Banking Group, and Delivery Director - Security Programme at Visa Europe.

Overall, Adam Kassell has extensive experience in cybersecurity, with a strong track record of leading security initiatives and managing information security programs.

Adam Kassell obtained an MSc degree in Information Systems from the University of Leeds in 1994-1995. Additionally, they have certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in 2017, Security Engineering from Cybrary in 2017, BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING from Cybrary in 2017, Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) from Cybrary in 2017, Software Development Security from Cybrary in 2017, Security Operations from Cybrary in 2017, Communication & Network Security from Cybrary in 2017, Certified Scrum Professional from Scrum Alliance in 2011, and Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance in 2010.