Platinum HIT is committed to helping organisations enhance their cyber security strategy. Our team has experience in designing, building, implementing, auditing, governance and protecting Critical National Infrastructure, Central Government, Healthcare, Defence, Retail, Aviation, Utilities and Global Financial Institutions.
The Leadership
Our progressive leadership team is made up of resolute, focused, and qualified executives. Working together and with our employees globally, their expertise and knowledge converge, making a difference for all our stakeholders – clients, resellers, employees, investors, and communities around the world.
Executive Board
Rosamund Blomfield-Smith
Chairman
After thirty years in the City, first at Morgan Grenfell and Schroders and then, as a director, at Rothschilds and ING Barings and finally as head of corporate finance at Arbuthnot Latham, Rosamund became largely non-executive from 2004 onwards.
She has held a variety of non-Executive roles with entities as varied as the National Rivers Authority, the National Archives, WaterAid, the University of the West of England, Hartpury College, British Empire Securities (a FTSE250 quoted investment trust), Thames Water – with which she was associated for almost ten years, Moat Homes (a substantial housing association which she chaired for six years), Citizen’s Advice, where she chaired the Monmouth Branch, Ofcom (as chair of the Independent Advisory Group), the then Department of Trade and Industry, the Museum of London Archaeology, Ofgem, Natural England (a DEFRA Arm’s Length Body), Osbit (a fast-growing venture capital company which specialises in state of the art engineering in difficult environments) and the Jo Cox Foundation.
Alexander Rogan
Founder / Chief Executive Officer
Alexander is a highly skilled and respected professional, with the ability to work in dynamic environments, prioritising and multi-tasking effectively. Alexander is an accomplished and goal driven Corporate Business Executive, who uses his understanding of major business functions, industry trends, politics/ legislative systems, and the organisation’s position to integrate into effective business strategies and tactics.
With over 30 years of experience in global markets, supply chain, advising investment banks and hedge funds on the highest level of trends and practises, such as protecting high value Fintech, virtual enterprise and e-commerce from cyber-attack and intrusion.
He is an expert in implementing Intelligence and Integrity programs, monitoring worldwide events and news that may affect any of the integrity of the client’s infrastructure and serves as the primary point of contact for all intelligence collection and dissemination.
Christian Rogan
Co-Founder / Chief Business Development Director
Christian is an IT security, governance, and compliance solutions architect with over 20 years’ experience. In 2000, while employed at Price Waterhouse Coopers, he led on Digital Signature Law ratification across the EU, was Head of Public Sector at MessageLabs and Presidents club winner, was liaison to GCHQ, NATO, FBI, OECD particularly on Forward Threat Research.
He then moved to Alcatel-Lucent where, from 2007-2009, he was the European and Nordic lead for innovative security solutions emanating from Bell Labs in USA. He worked in the Far East for CSC, while the security lead on major bids.
While working for Trend Micro between 2012 and 2014, he represented that company in its discussions with Gartner and was also a frequent speaker at public events on topics relating to cyber security’
Deborah Richards
Chief Operations Officer
Debbie is the Chief Operating officer. With over 25 years of experience in Financial Services, Retail, Utilities, Transport, Central Government and the UK Ministry of Defence. An accomplished leader of security teams, and transformative security programs in enterprise businesses, cloud platform and operations. Debbie is acknowledged as a subject matter expert in corporate security strategic planning, security and compliance management.
Glyn Richards
Chief Information Officer
Glyn is the Chief Information Officer at Platinum HIT. Glyn is a highly accomplished Principal Executive Advisor. He is a specialist in fraud and security risks associated with enterprise security architecture and emerging new technologies. He is a proven information security leader with success in developing and implementing IT security solutions, while balancing security initiatives to risks, business requirements and operations, with experience working with global financial, telecom, utilities, and government clients.
