Executive record
Patrick Pitchappa
Career profile: Patrick Pitchappa on CISO Spotlights ↗
Patrick Pitchappa is Chief Information Security Officer at Equiti Group. The appointment was announced on November 25, 2025, per PR Newswire.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Patrick Pitchappa, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
The appointment
Announced November 25, 2025 · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Equiti Group, a global fintech company, named Patrick Pitchappa as Chief Information Security Officer to lead its cybersecurity strategy. Pitchappa previously held security and IT risk roles at First Abu Dhabi Bank, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Goldman Sachs, and VISA Inc. The appointment was announced on November 25, 2025.
The company: Equiti Group
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- Middle East & Africa
- Company record
- Who runs security at Equiti Group: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Patrick Pitchappa's, nearest first (8 of 9). The Financial Services bench
Matthew McCormack, Chief Information Security Officer at Finastra
Curtis Rebelein, Chief Information Security Officer at DCM Services
Martyn Bayly, Chief Information Security Officer at Cbus
Todd Spight, Chief Information Security Officer at HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC)
Kailash Gaonkar, Chief Information Security Officer at IIFL Finance
Stephen McMaster, Chief Information Security Officer at Western Alliance Bank
Igor Zabara, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Northwestern Mutual
Leilani Farol, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at First Horizon
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 11 months since the appointment was announced (November 25, 2025), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 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 Patrick Pitchappa
- Who is the CISO of Equiti Group?
- Patrick Pitchappa is Chief Information Security Officer at Equiti Group. The appointment was announced on November 25, 2025, per PR Newswire.
- When did Patrick Pitchappa become CISO of Equiti Group?
- The appointment was announced on November 25, 2025, per PR Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Sources
- 1.PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Equiti Group, November 25, 2025
- 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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