Girish Dixit named Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Vice President at Kotak Securities

Kotak Securities, a stock broking company based in India, appointed Girish Dixit as Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Vice President. Dixit previously served as head of cyber defense at HDFC Bank and earlier held the CISO role for the India branch of JPMorgan Chase. He brings more than two decades of cybersecurity experience to the role.

TechCircle reports that Dixit's expertise in cybersecurity and information security lies especially in the banking and financial sector. According to TechCircle, his title at JPMorgan Chase & Co. was executive director and CISO for the India Branch. TechCircle says he was also senior vice president and India Business Information Security Officer at Citibank India, responsible for safeguarding critical information assets.

He has held various executive positions at HCL Comnet, CMS Computers, Amdocs, Nomura India, Cable & Wireless, Datacraft India, P&O NedLloyd IT Services and Citibank India, TechCircle reports. According to TechCircle, Dixit has a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication from the University of Mumbai. TechCircle reports that as head of cyber defense at HDFC Bank, Dixit had a role in shaping the bank's cybersecurity strategies. He has expertise in managing, designing and implementing IT security architecture and in protecting customer information, according to TechCircle.