William Despard

CEO at Excellenta (Pty) Ltd
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Guildford, England, United Kingdom, UK

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    Apr, 2023
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Excellenta (Pty) Ltd
    • South Africa
    • Computer and Network Security
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CEO
      • Jul 2020 - Present

      We are a consulting led cyber security and enterprise architecture company that provides strategic advisory and innovative technology solutions. We specialise in assisting C-level executives in navigating the complexity of security governance, risk management and regulatory compliance requirements while bridging the gap between management objectives and technical teams. Our team of consultants and engineers are focused problem solvers with deep technical knowledge and broad industry experience coverage ranging from government and tier 1 financial services to oil and gas and mining. Our consultants have delivered projects across Africa and Europe and across all domains of information security. We take a business centric approach to assessing and improving corporate capabilities and work with our clients to achieve the full benefits of our best-of-breed technologies. Our business model is to partner with selected vendors and solution providers enabling us to scale and meet complex requirements. We have a strong track record of successful initiatives including: • security maturity assessment and strategy development • complex multi-year security program implementation • architecture and implementations of solutions such as data protection and advanced threat management • technology support and managed services We are based in Cape Town, South Africa with subsidiaries in Mauritius and the UK. Show less

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Education

  • University of Port Elizabeth
    company law
    1978 - 1981
  • University of Port Elizabeth

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