Ninad Naik has taken on the role of Deputy General Manager – Cybersecurity, AI & Data Privacy Governance & Assurance at Birla Opus following his promotion. In his new position, he will continue to contribute to cybersecurity, AI and data privacy governance and assurance.
Before his promotion, Ninad served as Assistant General Manager – Cyber, AI & Data Privacy Governance & Assurance at Birla Opus, Aditya Birla Group. His responsibilities included data privacy program management and VAPT project management.
Prior to joining Birla Opus, Ninad spent over nine years at Toyo Engineering India as Principal Engineer – Information Security & Data Privacy, gaining extensive experience in information security, data privacy and incident management.
Earlier, he held positions at Tata Consultancy Services, WNS Global Services and RSM Astute Consulting, where he worked across audit and compliance, corporate quality, information security and business process excellence.
Ninad holds several professional certifications, including CDPSE and CISA from ISACA, Certified Data Protection Officer (GDPR), ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and GDPR Lead Implementer.
With a career spanning cybersecurity, AI governance, data privacy, information security, audit and compliance, Ninad brings substantial experience in governance and assurance to his expanded leadership role at Birla Opus.
