Carter Heath

Director - Information Security Strategy and Architecture @BAT

Winston Salem, NC, US

A senior security leader and member of the global security leadership team. Responsible for all U.S. based operating company’s security design, architecture, deployment and direction. Works closely and interacts daily with security and IT services resources in Malaysia, London and eastern Europe providing security consulting, design, implementation and strategy services.• Successfully led and accountable for the integration of British American Tobacco and RAISC’s security organization and technology.• Devloped and pushed forward information security strategyo Responsible for the consolidation of the combined company “security roadmap”• Maintains a lead role in incident response planning, testing and execution when required • Responsible for the program that led to the initial and ongoing segmentation of our OT and Administrative networks in major production facilities• Led Information Security in obtaining cyber-insurance for the global company • Continues to lead the overall security integration program across all IT technical, operational, support and policy areas while working with the legal, HR and Business Controls teamso Reviewed all relevant security policies between the organizations for similarities and differenceso Determined the remediation resources and effort needed to close the noted differences• Assist Senior Director in the oversight and review of a global multi-million-dollar budget• Responsible for the security design and implementation of the Microsoft O365 suiteo Led the review, selection and implementation of new technology in support of O365 Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Global web proxy solution o Directed multiple vendors in implementing secure solutions across multiple countries • Continued actively consulting with all business areas on new initiatives and their security requirements• Consult and provide direction for nine security staff members working on business and security objectives

Asheboro High School

General Studies

Appalachian State University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marketing and Management

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Bachelor of Science, Mgmt Information Systems