New Delhi, Oct 17(APAC Media): Jindal Steel has expanded Aditya Vardhan’s role to Vice President IT and Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He will oversee the company’s IT operations and cybersecurity leadership.
Vardhan previously served as Chief Information Security Officer at Jindal Steel & Power, which is now known as Jindal Steel. He joined the company in 2022 from Quess Corp, where he worked as Associate Vice President and Head of Cyber Security and Risk.
In his expanded role, Vardhan will oversee cybersecurity strategy, information security, IT operations and security across the company’s technology systems. His responsibilities will cover both IT and group-level cybersecurity.
Vardhan has more than 20 years of experience in information technology, cybersecurity and risk management. Before joining Jindal Steel, he held leadership positions at Quess Corp, PepsiCo, Adani Group, Cairn India, CMS IT Services and Larsen & Toubro.
He began his career at Larsen & Toubro in IT infrastructure and operations before moving into cybersecurity at PepsiCo. He later handled information security initiatives at Adani Group and worked as Practice Head – Information Security at CMS IT Services.
At Quess Corp, Vardhan joined in 2018 as Associate Vice President and Head of Cyber Security and Risk. He helped establish the company’s cybersecurity business before moving to Jindal Steel.
Vardhan holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business and has professional certifications including CISSP, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC and CPISI. His expanded position brings IT management and cybersecurity leadership under a broader group-level mandate.
