About DataDivider

CEO

John Clark brings over 30 years of management experience in the high technology business to the team. He has held executive management positions in sales and marketing in the Information Technology industry and his experiences cover consulting services, IT security services, hardware and software. Prior to joining DataDivider he had been a Management and Marketing Consultant working primarily with high technology start-up businesses in the software, security services and professional services market places.

John became a consultant following 11 years with Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), the last 5 of which as as an Executive Vice President, having been promoted to that position after 6 years with HDS as European Vice President of Marketing based in London. During his tenure as EVP, he initiated and then led the company’s first major move into the open systems and solutions business as head of their New Business Unit.

Prior to joining HDS, John spent 22 years with IBM where he worked in a variety of management positions in systems engineering, sales and marketing in both in the UK and in IBM’s European headquarters in Paris.

John holds a BSc Hons Degree from Hull University in England.

VP Sales and Marketing

Graham brings over 30 years of sales and marketing experience much of this in early technology startups. Graham leads the charge in DataDivider’s sales and marketing effort embracing the early adopters of DataDivider’s innovative solutions.

For the past 15 years Graham has focused his career in early stage startups tackling compliance for both PCI DSS and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX). At DataDivider he has helped the company transition from PCI DSS into managing Privacy Data for both GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act). Graham has been an active speaker throughout his career which has not only focused on compliance but on data
management too. This combination gives great insight on how businesses manage privacy data today and the opportunities for managing this data in the future.

Many of the startups Graham initiated continue to thrive today including Semafone, ClusterSeven and Gaine Solutions. Other companies were acquired where their products still generate considerable revenues and were leaders within the respective Gartner magic quadrants including Rochade now at ASG and MDM at Informatica.

CFO

Ravi worked at Deloitte in the Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions department. He performed tax due diligence, structuring for mergers and strategic acquisitions. He also advised clients on modeling forecasts, tax-free and taxable dispositions of assets or stock, highly leveraged buyouts, management buyouts and recapitalizations, initial public offering, divestitures and spinoffs and executive compensation issues. For his major private equity client, he drafted an international tax operations manual, which spanned 11 countries with all their various and differing laws.

Prior to Deloitte, Ravi worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in their Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Tax department. At PWC, he reviewed tax provisions under FAS 109, advised his clients on the validity of their internal tax controls under Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404. He also reviewed federal and state tax returns for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and individuals. He was in charge of performing tax due diligence for strategic clients, reviewing merger agreements as well as reviewing partnership and joint venture agreements.

Ravi has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry for University of California, Riverside. He did graduate studies in accounting at San Jose State. He earned a Juris Doctrine from University of San Diego followed by a Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Ravi is licensed to practice in California and is an active member of both the California Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is a frequent lecturer at conferences.

Andrew Henwood is a seasoned executive and information security entrepreneur. He is active in evangelising and recommending information security best practices through hands-on, managerial experience garnered from over 24 years of work in the industry. He has built and led global, industry-leading consulting teams, believing in principles of teamwork and trust.

He has deep exposure to innovative product development and cyber-related incident response, having being directly involved with many of the world’s largest data breaches in assisting in rapid triage, root cause analysis and communication to the board and regulatory authorities. Subsequent work included building out sustainable information and cyber risk frameworks to mitigate further risk by baking in security and resulting in tangible risk reduction through measurable and understandable metrics.

Andrew is a frequent public speaker, is a specialist in regulatory information security frameworks, payment security & compliance and has global relationships within the payment card industry, including card brands, banks, payment service providers and regulators and associated participants.

A founder and investor, Andrew has acute business acumen obtained through bootstrapping many business to rapid scale, worked through mergers and acquisitions and is acutely aware of associated high-growth challenges.