IT Disaster recovery – Practices, Myths and Reality

Mr Rohit has over 27 years of industry experience in Governance, Risk and Compliance in Business Continuity Management, IT Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, Operations Risk Management, Vendor BCM Risk Management, Information Risk Management, Corporate Security and Health and Safety and Auditing.

Rohit was Ex-General Manager in IBM, managing Global BCM Program.

Prior to IBM, he was Vice President, Country Head – Business Continuity Management, IT Disaster Recovery, Corporate Security, Health and Safety in Barclays Bank Group, India. He was Assistant Vice President – Business Continuity Management in Deutsche Bank Group, having a Regional role in South Asia.

Rohit has also worked with KPMG in their Information Risk Management Division, where he has conducted IT Security audits for numerous national and MNC clients in India and UAE.

Rohit is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) from Disaster Recovery International, USA. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) from ISACA (USA), Certified Risk Professional, BS 25999 Lead Auditor, Chartered Accountant, MBA, OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor, Post Graduate Diploma in Fire Protection and Safety (PGDFPS).

Rohit is a Guest Faculty with prominent Institutes / Bodies, on the subjects of Business Continuity Management and Risk Management.

He is an author of a book on preparing and managing personal emergency situations.

His interests include Traveling, Teaching under-privileged children, Music, Reading, Writing poetry.