Somnath is an esteemed CISO boosting 30 years of rich professional experience, having held pivotal leadership roles in BFSI sector across multiple geographies.
Somnath Sarkar has served as Executive Vice President and Group CISO at Mashreq Bank UAE, providing singular accountability for all Information Security and Privacy programs in the bank. In his CISO role, Somnath visualized
the changing landscape of digital cyber-security and was instrumental in enabling disruptive technologies to grow in the evolving marketplace, introduced effective security strategies, system designs and data controls that helped the bank transform as a market leader.
Prior to joining Mashreq Bank, Somnath served as CIO and CTO of several multinational banks and Insurance companies including CitiGroup across Asia and Africa, where he led security transformation programs, launched Digital banks, Data governance and setup COE’s across several countries.