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.

Mark Cutting

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

More than three decades of executive technology and cyber leadership delivering governance, operational resilience and measurable business outcomes.

30+ Years

Executive Technology Leadership

8 Years

Concurrent CIO & CISO

Global Financial Services

Highly Regulated Environment

Board Accountability

Technology • Cyber • Governance

SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Representative examples demonstrating executive ownership, governance and measurable outcomes.

Global Alternative Investment Manager

Concurrent CIO & CISO Leadership

Executive accountability for technology, cyber security and operational resilience across a globally regulated investment manager.

Established the organisation's first integrated CIO & CISO leadership function

Designed governance aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, FCA SYSC and DORA

Delivered eight consecutive SOC audits with no material findings

Reduced audit observations by 40%

Improved cyber incident detection and response by approximately 50%

Technology Governance & International Growth

Executive Technology Leadership

Led technology through organisational growth while strengthening governance, resilience and operational maturity.

Strengthened governance across enterprise technology

Introduced executive operational reporting and service performance metrics

Improved incident, change and problem management

Formalised enterprise technology risk management

Established the governance foundations for future cyber security transformation

Security Governance Transformation

Executive Cyber Security Leadership

Embedded cyber security into executive governance, operational decision-making and board accountability.

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

Governance, Assurance & Regulatory Leadership

Delivered governance, control assurance and regulatory confidence across technology and cyber security.

Led multiple SOX 404, SOC 1 & SOC 2 Type I and Type II audit cycles

Achieved eight consecutive audits with no material findings

Reduced audit observations through structured remediation governance

Strengthened control evidence and executive assurance reporting

Increased board and investor confidence in technology governance

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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Executive leadership when you need it.

Whether you require technology leadership, cyber security oversight, governance support or integrated executive accountability, the first step is understanding your objectives.

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