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Tom Whipp

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Interim CISO at Secure Trust Bank
📍 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Tom is an ethics-driven technology risk executive with over 20 years of experience, specializing in cyber transformation and regulator engagement within the financial services sector. He holds an MEng from the University of York and a CISSP certification. Colleagues describe him as capable, intelligent, and trusted by boards.

Beyond his professional focus, Tom is a thoughtful reader who shares lists of fiction and non-fiction books that have shaped his perspective. He is also a proponent of personal and professional development, actively participating in and organizing workshops for his teams.

Tom has a distinct philosophy on risk, believing that risks move in clusters and that its crucial to understand the group dynamics before acting.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Interim CISO
Location
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Tom shows up

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Priorities

Topics Tom cares about

Cyber Transformation
He specializes in leading high-impact transformations, rebuilding risk capabilities from the ground up, and embedding pragmatic frameworks in complex organizations.
Regulator Engagement
A core part of his career involves restoring regulator assurance and strengthening board confidence in cyber and technology governance.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Interim CISO
Secure Trust Bank
6-2018 - 10-2025
Director of Technology Risk
Bupa
3-2015 - 5-2018
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Charles Taylor plc
7-2014 - 3-2015
Security Consultant
Irregular Resource
3-2011 - 7-2014
Head of Risk
The Oval Group
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Education
2005 - 2007
MSc
University of Leicester
1994 - 1998
MEng
University of York
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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