Orange Cyberdefense appoints Ajay Bhardwaj as UK Managing Director

Orange Cyberdefense, a leading provider of cybersecurity services in Europe, has announced the appointment of Ajay Bhardwaj as UK Managing Director.

With decades of experience leading technology teams, Ajay is tasked with increasing Orange Cyberdefense’s market share in the UK, diversifying its customer portfolio, and maintaining the service excellence for which the company is known.

Ajay joins Orange Cyberdefense from Secureworks, where he spent 10 years leading and growing both EMEA and global teams responsible for managed security services, incident response, security & risk consulting, and threat intelligence for large enterprise and global professional services clients. Prior to this, Ajay held VP and Director positions at Intel Security and McAfee, working mainly with professional services firms.

“The UK is an important market for Orange Cyberdefense, where we see significant development and investment potential, especially in managed security services, with a revenue growth of 10% in the market” says Hugues Foulon, Executive Vice President and CEO of Orange Cyberdefense. “With Ajay as managing director, the future of UK organizations and their digital users remains safe amidst an increasingly treacherous digital threat landscape. With our UK teams and our global capabilities, Ajay will support business leaders in building the resilience of their companies, especially those responsible for critical national infrastructure.”

“The UK is an incredibly mature cybersecurity market and an exemplar for other nations globally,” says Ajay Bhardwaj. “Orange Cyberdefense has a significant presence here, a world- class SOC, and our cybersecurity incident response team (CSIRT) already established and providing valuable insights into the UK threat landscape. I’m looking forward to collaborating with our leadership team to build on this world- class foundation, reinvigorate our purpose and approach, and gather momentum to expand our solutions portfolio and customer base.

Alongside the news of Ajay’s appointment, Orange Cyberdefense is celebrating the opening of its new UK office in the heart of the City of London. This milestone not only strengthens Orange Cyberdefense’s presence in the UK but also brings it closer to its clients.

The new UK office will house a Cyber Experience Centre (CEC) to engage external stakeholders, especially clients at CxO level with simulations that both prompt them to think about their cyber- readiness and help them anticipate and respond to security incidents with confidence. The CEC will also act as a hub for engaging broader communities such as industry bodies, market analysts and media.