Optic Security Group appoints accomplished financial services professional and Board member Mike Cunningham to Managing Director role.
Optic Security Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Cunningham to the role of Managing Director.
Mike has been involved with Optic Security Group in various leadership roles and as a board member for several years. He has played a key role in the evolution of the Group from its consolidation through to its continued success and the development of its cybersecurity and artificial intelligence capabilities.
Mike’s appointment coincides with the departure of former CEO Ferzad Bharucha, who had led the Group since January 2023.
Image: Mike Cunningham.
“We are immensely grateful for Ferzad’s vision, resilience, and dedication, which have propelled us through a period of tremendous growth and innovation,” says Optic Security Group Chairman of the Board Francis Galbally.
“Based in Sydney, Mike will provide strategic leadership to the Group as it achieves its vision as a world-leader in converged security solutions. This is an exciting next phase in Optic’s growth, and we are confident that Mike will drive a range of initiatives that focuses on revenue and profit growth whilst delivering value to customers and staff,” Mr Galbally added.
“Security has been a laggard industry in the digital revolution. Optic’s team focus is to digitally disrupt what has been accepted with what we see a digital future can be.”
An accomplished CEO and board director, Mike began his career as a Chartered Accountant and led high-performing financial services company The IA Group for over 20 years in international markets.
“It’s an exciting time to be leading Optic Security Group,” says Mike. “It’s been a privilege to have been a part of the Group’s journey and it’s an honour to be leading it as it takes its next steps towards delivering an enhanced suite of converged security solutions.”
“Rapid developments in artificial intelligence, analytics and cloud computing, are enabling game-changing innovations in security technology, yet at the same time organisations’ increasing dependence on data is a vulnerability that malicious actors are exploiting,” he says.
“Through initiatives such as the OpticIQ lab, which is our soon-to-be-launched state-of-the-art video analytics and AI testing and training capability, and our recently announced partnership with Cyber Resilience Group and appointment of Grant McKechnie as Chief Security Officer, we are delivering new levels of trust, protection, and resilience to our customers so that they can focus on what they do best.
“Security has been a laggard industry in the digital revolution. Optic’s team focus is to digitally disrupt what has been accepted with what we see a digital future can be.”