HCL appoints Rothin Bhattacharyya as CEO of security arm

HCL Security, a subsidiary of HCL Infosystems, today announced the appointment of Rothin Bhattacharyya as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Coming on board, Bhattacharyya said, "HCL Security Ltd provides a set of customised solutions that leverages technology to build an Integrated Security Frame work for government organisations, infrastructure projects and business organisations."

"Our understanding and rich experiences of integrating technology has helped us deliver global standard security solutions to many prestigious organisations in the country. We are keen to take our services to the global market," he added.

Bhattacharyya has worked with firms like Siemens and KPMG in his prior assignments and also has extensive business planning, facilitation, analysis, interpersonal skills with a proven record of organisation building capabilities.

He has also been a member of the National Steering Committee on Information Technology, constituted by the Indian government for advice on the development of IT in India.

HCL Security is part of the $5-billion HCL group and is focusing on the key verticals of homeland security (like city security, border security and coastal security), critical infrastructure (airports, ports, and oil pipelines), and enterprise security.