EY expands cyber security practice with trio of new partners

Together, the trio bring decades of professional experience and will be responsible for cyber security consulting, systems integration delivery and EY’s identity, cloud and Zero Trust security solutions.

Rahul Patel boasts over 18 years’ experience and joins with an established network of client relationships in the cyber security sector. His specialism is in bespoke solutions, with domain expertise in security architecture, Identity and Access Management, Privileged Access Management and cloud security.

Alok Panda has upwards of 20 years’ experience and brings expertise in global team leadership and large-scale system integration to the fore. Panda’s specialisms can be found in large-scale transformations involving cloud security, enterprise identity, data security and consumer-facing, web-scale identity platforms.

Gaurav Tandon has over 20 years’ experience in cyber security and complex systems integration. He’s recognised for developing market-leading digital identity solutions. His specialisms are in leading large-scale modernisation programmes spanning enterprise and consumer identity, Artificial Intelligence and data security.

Technical expertise

Commenting on the appointments, Preetham Peddanagan (EY’s UK Financial Services Technology Consulting leader) said: “I’m delighted to welcome Rahul, Alok and Gaurav to EY. They all have deep, strategic and highly technical expertise in cyber security consulting and bring innovation and dynamism, which will strengthen our already world-class cyber and resilience team.”

Peddanagan continued: “Cyber security is a top priority across the financial services industry. We are responding to market demand for skills in this space by investing in talent and expanding our delivery capabilities.”

Rahul Patel commented: “In an increasingly digital world, cyber security is one of the most fundamental defences for financial institutions. I’m thrilled to be joining EY as it invests in client offerings in this space.”

Growth story

Alok Panda observed: “I’m excited to be joining EY and to be part of the firm’s cyber security growth story. Banks, insurers and asset managers are dealing with increasingly complex digital threats, and I look forward to delivering innovative solutions for our clients as they stive to protect their assets and operations in the face of cyber risk.”

In addition, Gaurav Tandon explained: “I’m delighted to be joining the EY team in order to help in advancing the products and services offered for clients that will mitigate their cyber risk. As Artificial Intelligence and machine learning progress, strengthening identity and fraud defences is key. I’m excited to help EY’s clients transform at scale to secure their operations and customers.”