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Richard Lovelock

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Senior Cyber Security Manager at Currys plc
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Richard Lovelock is a Senior Cyber Security Manager at Currys plc with extensive experience in IT management, programme delivery, and cybersecurity across retail, government, and charity sectors. A graduate of Queen Mary University of London, he holds Prince 2 Practitioner and ITIL certifications.

Based on his professional history, he appears to be driven by applying his skills in diverse environments, having previously led IT for a major UK charity, Diabetes UK. He has also expressed strong support for humanitarian causes, such as offering aid to Ukraine.

Unique fact: Richard was previously security cleared for UK Government work.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Senior Cyber Security Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

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Confident & Optimistic
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Priorities

Topics Richard cares about

Cybersecurity Procurement
Led a formal procurement process (RFI/RFP) for outsourced cybersecurity SOC services and tools like Crowdstrike & Sentinel One, managing budgets up to £8 million.
IT Transformation
Has a background in delivering IT strategy, technology roadmaps, and leading large-scale business transformation projects, including a £4 million infrastructure upgrade programme.
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Career

Work history

11-2019
Senior Cyber Security Manager
Currys plc
11-2019 - 10-2022
Information Security Programme Manager
Currys plc
12-2018 - 8-2019
Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
Cognizant
11-2016 - 8-2018
IT Programme Manager
The Go-Ahead Group plc
8-2014 - 4-2015
Head of IT and Data Protection Officer
Diabetes UK
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Education
1987 - 1988
MSc Information Technology
Queen Mary University of London
1983 - 1986
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Queen Mary University of London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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