Fractional CISO & Interim Technology Director

Mark C. โ€” Executive Technology & Cyber Leader | CIO | Cyber, Governance & Operational Resilience

๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ-๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ (๐—–๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข & ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ง). ๐—™๐—–๐—” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€.

As organisations scale, technology becomes a structural risk.

Complexity increases while ownership remains fragmented.

Without a dedicated executive owner, you do not have control of your technology or security risk.

๐——๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง ๐—”๐—–๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ

โ€ข I serve as the senior lead for organisations needing structural ownership.

โ€ข I do not just consult. I assume direct responsibility for delivery.

โ€ข I provide Fractional and Interim CISO and Head of IT leadership.

โ€ข I manage both board-level strategy and technical execution.

โ€ข I ensure infrastructure and security are defensible under regulatory scrutiny.

๐—–๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ

I have held direct accountability for board-level decisions in high-stakes environments.

โ€ข ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: 19 years of service at a global investment manager.

โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ: 8 years as a CISO under FCA and SEC oversight.

โ€ข ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ: Formally designated as an FCA Material Risk Taker.

โ€ข ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Lead 8 consecutive SOC 1 and SOC 2 audit cycles with no findings.

โ€ข ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Accountable for hybrid cloud architecture and global security operations.

๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐˜…๐—œ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐— ๐—ข๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ

โ€ข I am available for permanent, interim, or fractional board-level roles.

โ€ข Engagements align with your specific road map.

โ€ข This ensures senior ownership stays ahead of operational requirements.

โ€ข It removes the requirement for full-time executive overhead during transitions or growth phases.

๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฆ

Organisations engage me when they face specific technical or regulatory challenges:

โ€ข Audit failures or mounting regulatory pressure.

โ€ข High-stakes investor due diligence requirements.

โ€ข Executive leadership transitions or structural gaps.

โ€ข International scaling and infrastructure growth.

๐—œ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

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