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Executive Experience

Executive leadership. Proven accountability.

The experience behind Phenomlab was built over more than three decades leading technology, cyber security and governance within complex, highly regulated organisations.

The examples below demonstrate the executive accountability and measurable outcomes delivered across that career.

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Mark Cutting

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

The examples below are drawn from executive leadership positions held throughout my career, both prior to and alongside establishing Phenomlab.

Organisation names have been anonymised where contractual or regulatory confidentiality applies. The responsibilities, outcomes and governance activities described reflect actual executive leadership experience.

30+ Years

Executive technology and cyber security leadership.

8 Years

Concurrent CIO & CISO executive responsibility.

Global Financial Services

Leadership across highly regulated investment management.

Board Accountability

Technology, cyber security, governance and operational resilience.

SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

The following examples illustrate executive responsibility rather than consultancy engagements. They demonstrate experience leading technology, cyber security and governance from within the organisations themselves.

Global Alternative Investment Manager

CONCURRENT CIO & CISO LEADERSHIP

ORGANISATION

Global alternative investment manager operating across EMEA and North America.

EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Assumed executive accountability for technology, cyber security, governance and operational resilience across the organisation.

Provided board reporting, executive leadership and regulatory oversight while leading technology strategy, cyber security and critical operational services.

SELECTED OUTCOMES

✓ Established the organisation's first integrated CIO and CISO leadership model.

✓ Designed enterprise cyber security governance aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, FCA SYSC and DORA.

✓ Delivered eight consecutive SOC audits without material findings.

✓ Reduced outstanding audit observations by 40%.

✓ Improved incident detection and response by approximately 50%.

✓ Introduced structured executive cyber risk reporting for board oversight.

Technology Governance International Growth

EXECUTIVE TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP

ORGANISATION

Global regulated investment management business.

EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Led technology through significant organisational growth while strengthening governance, operational resilience and executive accountability.

Developed governance structures supporting international expansion, increasing operational maturity and regulatory expectations.

SELECTED OUTCOMES

✓ Strengthened technology governance across infrastructure and operational services.

✓ Introduced executive operational reporting and service performance metrics.

✓ Improved incident, change and problem management processes.

✓ Formalised technology risk management.

✓ Built the governance foundations supporting future cyber security transformation.

Security Governance Transformation

EXECUTIVE CYBER SECURITY LEADERSHIP

ORGANISATION

Regulated financial services organisation.

EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Established executive ownership for cyber security strategy, operational security, governance, supplier assurance and board reporting.

Integrated security into executive decision-making rather than treating it solely as a technical function.

SELECTED OUTCOMES

✓ Created a unified technology and cyber security operating model.

✓ Rationalised strategic technology suppliers from eight to three.

✓ Implemented structured vulnerability management and penetration testing.

✓ Introduced centralised security monitoring and governance.

✓ Improved board assurance through executive cyber reporting.

Regulatory Assurance & Audit Leadership

REGULATORY ASSURANCE & AUDIT LEADERSHIP

ORGANISATION

Globally regulated investment management business.

EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Led governance, audit readiness and assurance activity across technology, cyber security and operational resilience.

Provided executive oversight of control evidence, remediation governance, regulatory expectations and board-level assurance reporting.

SELECTED OUTCOMES

✓ Led multiple SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type I and Type II audit cycles.

✓ Delivered eight consecutive SOC audits without material findings.

✓ Reduced outstanding audit observations by 40% through structured remediation governance.

✓ Strengthened control evidencing, documentation and assurance reporting.

✓ Supported board and investor confidence in technology and security control effectiveness.

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT BECOMES EXECUTIVE OWNERSHIP

Technology leadership cannot be delegated through reports alone.

Every Phenomlab engagement is led directly by me, bringing more than thirty years of executive technology, cyber security and governance experience into organisations that require immediate leadership, accountability and measurable outcomes.

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