When did Naina Bhattacharya become CISO of Coats?

The appointment was announced on January 6, 2026, per CIO&Leader. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.

Where did Naina Bhattacharya work before Coats?

Before the appointment, Naina Bhattacharya was Chief Information Security Officer at Danone, according to the announcement (CIO&Leader).

Executive record

Naina Bhattacharya

Career profile: Naina Bhattacharya on CISO Spotlights ↗

Naina Bhattacharya is Chief Information Security Officer at Coats. The appointment was announced on January 6, 2026, per CIO&Leader.

Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer at Danone, per the same source.

1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated November 10, 2026

Career timeline

Every move the record holds for Naina Bhattacharya, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.

January 6, 2026· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Coats
Source: CIO&Leader ↗ · Move record
Before January 2026· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer at Danone
Named in the announcement of the Coats appointment · Source: CIO&Leader ↗

The appointment

Announced January 6, 2026 · Source: CIO&Leader ↗ · Move record

Naina Bhattacharya has started as Chief Information Security Officer at Coats, the UK-based industrial thread manufacturer, CIO&Leader reported on January 6, 2026. She previously served as CISO at Danone, where she led a multi-year global cybersecurity transformation spanning governance, architecture, operations and incident response.

The move takes a consumer-goods security leader into global manufacturing, where the security estate reaches from corporate IT into factory operations across many countries.

According to CIO&Leader, Bhattacharya will lead the cybersecurity strategy for the whole enterprise at Coats. CIO&Leader reports that she is to strengthen risk management, resilience and security governance across the global operations of Coats. The publication says that in the role she will also enable secure digital transformation at scale across Coats.

CIO&Leader says that at Danone she was also a co-sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion for IT and Data teams worldwide. Earlier in her career, according to CIO&Leader, she held senior cybersecurity leadership roles in the UK at Deloitte and EY. At EY and Deloitte, the publication says, she advised global organizations on data privacy, large-scale security transformation and cybersecurity strategy.

CIO&Leader says Bhattacharya started out in technology in engineering roles at Infosys and Sun Microsystems.

The company: Coats

Sector: Industrial & Energy
Region: Europe
Company record: Who runs security at Coats: 1 confirmed move on the record

Appointed in the same period

Other security chiefs in Industrial & Energy whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Naina Bhattacharya's, nearest first. The Industrial & Energy bench

week of March 9, 2026
Michael Tetto, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Eversource Energy
October 29, 2025
Jorge Santos Fonseca, Chief Information Security Officer at Amper

Record facts

Time in the seat: 10 months since the appointment was announced (January 6, 2026), as of November 2026
Moves on the record: 1 confirmed move, each with its source
On the record since: September 25, 2026
Industrial & Energy in 2026: 9 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record

How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.

Questions about Naina Bhattacharya

Who is the CISO of Coats?: Naina Bhattacharya is Chief Information Security Officer at Coats. The appointment was announced on January 6, 2026, per CIO&Leader.
When did Naina Bhattacharya become CISO of Coats?: The appointment was announced on January 6, 2026, per CIO&Leader. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Where did Naina Bhattacharya work before Coats?: Before the appointment, Naina Bhattacharya was Chief Information Security Officer at Danone, according to the announcement (CIO&Leader).

Sources

1.CIO&Leader ↗: the appointment at Coats, January 6, 2026
2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site

This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.

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