Vishal Salvi has joined Cognizant as the Global Head of Cyber Security Service-Line. With 30+ years of experience across the cybersecurity ecosystem, he will now drive global initiatives to strengthen enterprise security and resilience. Vishal is a well-known global leader and he comes with extensive management and domain experience in driving transformation and cybersecurity programmes.
Before joining Quick Heal, he held the position of Global Chief Information Security Officer, Business Head of the Cybersecurity Service Line & Senior Vice President (VP) at Infosys Ltd. His extensive experience in cybersecurity and information technology has been honed through various leadership roles at renowned organisations such as PwC, HDFC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Global Trust Bank, Development Credit Bank, and Crompton Greaves. Vishal holds a degree in computer science engineering and an MBA in finance from Mumbai University.
Vishal in his LinkedIn post expressed “As I reflect on my career, I feel privileged to have worked in varied roles in cyber security domain across different companies, as a practitioner, consultant, advisor, business head of services and products for the past more than three decades. It feels only right that I should now maximize my expertise and potential through a great organization like Cognizant to create the maximum positive impact to the global Cyber Security ecosystem, which has always been my career objective.“