New Delhi, Oct 23(APAC Media): Saint-Gobain Group in India has appointed Chandrashekhar Chettiar as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), bringing experience in financial services cybersecurity and industrial IT security to the role.
Chettiar joins from Motilal Oswal Financial Services, where he served as CISO from 2022 to 2026. His responsibilities included cybersecurity governance, regulatory compliance and ransomware preparedness across the financial services group.
At Motilal Oswal, Chettiar worked on governance, risk and compliance requirements aligned with regulations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). He also handled assessments related to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act.
Before joining the financial services company, Chettiar worked at Tata Power, where he established a centralised Security Operations Centre (SOC) covering both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). He also led ISO 27001 certification across those networks.
His earlier experience includes CISO roles at IIFL and security positions at L&T Finance, Essar and Avanse.
