Australia CSO30 Awards 2022 winners announced

The winners of the CSO30 Australia Awards for 2022 have been announced. The Awards recognise 30 Australian IT executives who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and business value in cybersecurity. This year’s winners displayed excellence in recognising and addressing key cybersecurity challenges within organisations and the wider sector.  

Congratulations to Australia’s CSO30 2022 winners! 

1^st place: Dan Maslin, GCISO, Monash University

2^nd place: Daniela Fernandez, Head of Information Security, PayPal

3^rd place: Callum Nelson, Director, Cyber Security (CISO), Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

4^th place: Anafrid Bennet, Manager, Information Technology and Security Operations, Greater Western Water

5^th place: Scott Sorley, Executive Director ICT Services, University of Southern Queensland

6^th place: Marco Figueroa, Senior Manager, Cyber Security Risk and Compliance, Australian Institute of Company Directors

7^th place: Michael Marsden, CISO, New South Wales Police Force

8^th place: Logan Daley, Cyber and Information Security Manager, Loan Market Group

9^th place: Raza Nowrozy, Head of Cyber Security, Untapped Holdings

10^th place: Leron Zinatullin, Senior Manager, Ongoing Security Reviews, Westpac

11^th place: John O’Driscoll, CISO, Victorian State Government

12^th place: Suthagar Seevaratnam, CISO, Australian National University

13^th place: Rob Waldron, Chief Technology and Security Officer, Fitness and Lifestyle Group

14^th place: Eugene Ostapenko, Head of Information Security Risk and Compliance, illion

15^th place: Simona Dimovski, Head of Cyber Security and Technology, Genworth

16^th place: Daniel Aldam, Information Security Manager, Keolis Downer 

17^th place: Abhishek Singh, CIO, Unicef Australia

18^th place: Siddiqua Shaheen, Head of Cyber Governance, Landers & Rodgers

19^th place: Christopher Mace, CISO, NSW Public Service Commission

20^th place: Nathan Morelli, Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience, SA Power Networks

21^st place: Kevin Tham, CISO, etika

22^nd place: Sean Lasinker, CISO, Orica

23^rd place: Andrew Wan, CISO, The Smith Family

24^th place: Chirag Joshi, Director, Cyber Security Architecture, Consulting and Engagement, NSW Department of Customer Service

25^th place: Gavin Ryan, Global Head of Information Security, Navitas

26^th place: Doris Tidd, General Manager Information Security, HESTA

27^th place: Nicole Neil, Information Security Manager, MessageMedia

28^th place: Richard Heron, CISO, Frontier Software

29^th place: Abdur Raheem Shaik Dawood, APAC Region Manager (Information Security), The Access Group

30^th place: Ben Doyle, CISO, Thales Australia and New Zealand

All winners of the inaugural Australian CSO30 become part of a CSO30 alumni network, with the opportunity to take part in CSO30-exclusive events to be held in the time ahead.  

Congratulations to all CSO30 winners!