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Derek Galvin
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N.H.-Dip. Eng. (S.A.)

CDPSE, CGEIT, CRISC, CITP, Six Sigma Black Belt

Founder & Managing Partner

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About Derek

Derek Galvin is a seasoned Senior Executive Advisor and Digital Transformation Leader with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of IT strategy and cybersecurity. Having held C-suite roles including CIO, CDO, and CISO, he specialises in navigating complex digital landscapes for global organisations.

Derek is a recognised expert in scaling high-performance teams, driving large-scale cloud migrations, and serving as a Trusted Advisor to Boards. His focus remains on aligning emerging technologies with core business objectives to drive operational efficiency and sustainable growth.

Major Achievements in the Digital Transformation space:

  • Strategic lead for complex digital transformations, delivering a 33% efficiency gain and 30% reduction in "technology debt", while establishing Cloud Security Centres of Excellence, Zero-Trust frameworks, across €250M portfolios.

  • Spearheaded a €150M "Digital First" program for World Vision, achieving global system scalability through cloud migration and IAM integration while ensuring compliance with PCI-DSS, ISO 2001, and NIST standards via a new global SOC.

  • Engineered a €45M technical modernisation roadmap for Axpo, accelerating MVP development by 35% through a hybrid cloud migration, centralised IT governance, and the establishment of a strategic offshore competency centre.

  • Accelerated the growth of 14 FinTech startups within the Tenity ecosystem, successfully guiding 4 ventures from initial seed to Pre-exit.

Areas of Extertise

  • Strategic Thinking: Visionary leadership and long-term IT roadmap development.

  • Digital Transformation & Innovation: Leveraging disruptive tech for business evolution.

  • Organisation Effectiveness & Design: Building scalable, high-output global teams.

  • Cybersecurity & Risk Management: Governance, Zero-Trust architecture, and compliance.

Industry and Sector Expereince:

  • Financial Services (Banking, Insurance and FinTech), 

  • Life Sciences (Pharma & Consumer Health), 

  • Manufacturing (Chemicals, Industrial and Electronic), 

  • Retail (FMCG, Automotive and e-commerce ), 

  • Travel and Hospitality (Airline and Maritime Travel)

Executive and Advisory Expereince:

  • Galvin Advisory, Senior Executive Advisor

  • Orange Business, European Practice Leader, Executive Advisory 

  • Gartner Executive, Partner, CIO Research and Advisory

  • IBM, Senior Managing Consultant, Strategy and Transformation

  • Al-Khabeer Capital,  Chief Information Officer (CIO) & Managing Director, Corporate Services Division (CAO)

  • Alghanim Industries, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

  • Gate Gourmet International, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

  • SITEL Corporation, Chief Information Officer (CIO) – Germany & Eastern Europe

Education

  • Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Executive Certificate: Cyber Security for Business Leaders

  • Harvard Business School, Diploma in Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age

  • University of St. Gallen (IWI-HSG), Certificate of Advanced Studies: Digital Innovation and Business Transformation 

  • University of Johannesburg, National Higher Diploma: Electrical Engineering

Executive Expereince: Leading Transformation for Global Organisations:

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​* Expereince agained through senior leadership and advisory roles within global multi-jurisdictional organisations.

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