Edinburgh-based cybersecurity firm, Adarma, has welcomed three new leaders to its cybersecurity services delivery team. The appointments represent a significant boost to the company’s security, customer and complex programme delivery experience as it continues to grow. Adarma is the leading independent specialist in detection and response services.
The new appointments are Donna Goddard as Head of Security Engineering, Matthew Hmoud as Head of Security Consulting and Richard Green as Head of Risk and Information Security. Each appointment adds significant industry expertise to the team, which is part of the company’s ongoing growth and development strategy.
In October of last year, Adarma was awarded a £2 million grant from Scottish Enterprise aimed at creating over 50 cybersecurity roles to bolster and support the company’s innovative programme. This announcement is the latest step in their commitment towards achieving that objective.
John Maynard, CEO of Adarma, spoke about the announcement, “I could not be more delighted to announce the continued growth of our team, particularly at the heels of our recognition as one of the world’s most innovative CyberTech companies in the 2023 CyberTech100 list. As the leading detection and response specialist in the UK we continue to attract and invest in talent to ensure we can help our customers to measurably reduce business risk. Donna, Matt and Richard each bring with them a wealth of industry expertise, and I look forward to them driving exceptional experiences for our customers.”
Below is a more detailed look at the newly appointed hires:
Donna Goddard, Head of Security Engineering
Donna is a specialist in information security with extensive experience in financial services, media and technology risk management. Before joining Adarma, Donna worked as Director of Cyber Information Security at Refinitiv, Director of Cyber Information Security at London Stock Exchange Group and Director of Data Security Architecture at S&P Global. Donna joins the Delivery team as Head of Security Engineering.
Matthew Hmoud, Head of Security Consulting
Matthew has over 15 years of experience as an information security professional. He has played a key role in delivering large-scale security and digital transformation programmes across a variety of industries. Previously, Matthew served as Head of Security Assurance at DXC, Lead Principal Security Consultant & Interim Practice Director at Trustwave and Principal Security Consultant with Kyndryl. Matthew joins Adarma as Head of Security Consulting.
Richard Green, Head of Risk and Information Security
As an experienced senior risk management professional, Richard brings a breadth of experience to Adarma from the asset management and private equity sector. At his most recent role as Risk and Compliance Manager at Dalmore Capital, Richard was responsible for the design and delivery of the company’s risk management strategy across entire organisation. Prior to that, Richard undertook risk management roles for Martin Currie Investment Management and Morgan Stanley. Richard joins Adarma as the Head of Risk and Information Security.
Adarma is committed to attracting and investing in top talent to continue its growth as a leading detection and response specialist in the UK. For more information on the company, visit their website at https://adarma.com/.