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Our Training Team

Want to know who will be teaching you? Quite right. Research proves that it is the Trainer who makes the main difference to your learning experience. That is why we train our own staff to ensure they deliver engaging, interactive and relevant training experiences to all of our delegates. See below for details of just some of our dedicated training staff.

Evonne Gourlay

Evonne has more than 30 years of successful track record in IT Governance, risk management, business operations and strategy, international expansion, restructuring, training, audit, sales and business development at a global scale, throughout end-to-end business cycles and across multiple organizational structures; used to working in multicultural, multidisciplinary and complex environments

Frank Turley

Frank is our Project Management guru. All things Project Management, from Prince2 to Agile, Frank is your man. With 30 years experience, if there is something Frank doesn't know, we'd be very surprised.

Ishrat Pasha

Ishrat is our Subject Matter Expert in Business Continuity, Risk Management and Information Security Governance Consulting for large multinational corporations, government organizations and internal organizations.

Certified international trainer and Lecturer, having been our main presenter at various Cybersecurity & Data Protection summits in London and Paris.

John McGlone

 

John is our Privacy, Information Security & Governance expert; an adviser to the International Data Protection Association, John has created numerous Compliance training programmes such as those required for GDPR, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701, amongst others. With a full 35 years experience in Information technology, beginning as humbly as a Data Analyst, John has spent the last three decades collecting all the knowledge needed to successfully deliver almost our entire range of courses. 

John is an Accredited ISACA, IECB and IAPP Trainer for (amongst others) CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CGEIT, CRISC, CISA, CISSP, GDPR, MBCI, ISO 27001, 22301, 20000, 9001 Lead Implementer & Auditor, 27005 Risk Manager COBIT 2019. 

John's 35 years of experience within Data Protection, Information Governance, Cyber Security and business continuity means our clients benefit from his experience, solutions and advice. John covers both the UK & European markets and has managed engagements with both the Private & Public sector and multinational companies in Switzerland, Europe and the Middle-East.

 

 

Kevin Thomason

Kevin is our Network design guru. Having spent more than three decades designing secure, resilient Networks for clients across the Globe. Kevin has graced us with his presence in the UK.

Saj Hussein

Saj is an experienced CEH Course Trainer and Assessor, having worked in the Information Security Industry for some 20 years.

Stuart Wright

Stuart Wright is our IT Service Management specialist. With 22 years real world experience, Stuart brings to life the concepts of not only ISO 20000 but the full ITIL Service Management sphere.

William Bello

Originally from Croatia, William is a seasoned Privacy and AI evangelist. He provides our IAPP and BCS curriculum to clients in both the UK and Europe. He also acts as a member of our wider Consultancy team. William is a DPO and technical adviser to the IAPP and a valued member of our team.