Iselin-based Provident Bank on Monday said Vivin Varghese has joined the organization as senior vice president, chief information security officer.
Varghese will play a critical role in providing vision, leadership, oversight, and management of the overall information and cybersecurity policies, procedures, and practices of the organization and its subsidiaries. He will also advise the bank’s executive leadership team and staff on the appropriate administration of information security standards, assisting in developing plans within business units to manage risks effectively by understanding the fundamental aspects of business objectives.
“I am delighted to welcome Vivin to our team,” Ravi Vakacherla, executive vice president, chief digital and innovation officer, said. “He possesses an impressive breadth and depth of experience in security engineering, security operations, identity governance and assurance, and governance risk and compliance functions.”
Varghese has 16 years of experience in the information security space. Most recently, he served as CISO of Customers Bank, with responsibility for digital and physical security, including business continuity, incident response, threat intelligence, and third-party risk. Prior to that, he was the IT manager at the University of Pennsylvania.
