Kishore Deshpande

About Kishore Deshpande

Senior Sales Professional with 25 + years of experience in Sales, Business development & P&L Management in IT & Cyber Security Consulting, Solutions and Services Sales.* Well experienced in handling High value Bids & Negotiations.* Continuous learner with a Good understanding of Cyber security - including Data Privacy (DPDPA), India’s Cybersecurity regulatory frameworks and now AI Security.* Experienced in Leading from the front during adverse / crisis like situations.Email : k••••••••@gmail.comMobile :+91••••••••57

Experience

1. Head of Sales and Marketing

   Risk Quotient

   Jun 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   RQ was setup in 2007 in Singapore as an Enterprise Risk Management firm and metamorphosed into a Cybersecurity Services Provider in 2011 when they set up their India operations in Mumbai. We have been CERT-IN empaneled since August’2021.RQ has deep expertise and capabilities in the following areas: Enterprise Risk Management Information Risk and Data Privacy Advisory Business Continuity Management Infosec Compliances - ISO 27001, ISO 22301,NIST-CSF, etc. Information Security and IT audits specifically regulatory audits - RBI / SEBI’s CSCRF / IRDAI etc. In August\'25, RQ was acquired by Cygeniq, a US based startup focussed on providing innovative solutions on AI for Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity for AI. I am responsible to drive Sales for both RQ & Cygeniq solutions and services. It’s a lean company so the role is a full hands on 24*7 role and is much more than running your own setup!

Education

• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

  B.E

Skills

• Payment Services
• E-Commerce
• IT Service Management
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Vendor Management
• Bcms
• Business Development
• Pre-Sales
• Solution Selling
• Management
• Team Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Pci Dss
• Security
• Iso 27001
• Networking
• P&L Management
• Leadership