About the CREST Team

Rowland is focused on driving initiatives to deliver increased engagement across the 290+ CREST members and all CREST qualified individuals globally. He is responsible for working internationally with governments, regulators and other key industry stakeholders to build stronger technical cyber security ecosystems.

A former member of the CREST GB Executive, serving between 2014 and 2020, he has been a dedicated supporter of the organisation for many years. He was instrumental in CREST’s international growth, playing an integral role in the creation of CREST chapters in Singapore, USA and Hong Kong.

Rowland was a founding director of cyber security company Nettitude and oversaw its acquisition by Lloyd’s Register in 2018. Following the acquisition, he worked with the leadership team as a strategic advisor focusing on global growth.

Rowland has worked closely with international governments and regulators to bring about increased levels of capability in the Penetration Testing, Threat Intelligence, Incident Response and Security Operations Centre markets. He is able to talk about these from a government and strategy perspective as well as sharing real-world examples from what is seen in the field. Rowland presents at many international events and is a passionate cyber security leader that is actively trying to professionalise the industry.

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Nick has a track record of building and leading teams through transformation, having previously been the Chief Operating Officer of ORX, the largest global trade association supporting operational risk management in financial services (FS). In this role at ORX, Nick led a programme of fundamental organisational change whilst delivering strong growth and improved service quality.

Before ORX Nick worked in executive roles across finance and risk management divisions at Nationwide Building Society, one of the UK’s largest retail financial services providers.

Nick started his career at KPMG in their IT advisory divisions in London and Sydney, also qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (ICAS) in 2005. Nick earned a BA degree in accounting and finance from Exeter University.

Elaine has worked at board level in industry for over 40 years, predominantly for the leading trade association in the defence and public security sectors but latterly in the facilities environment. Her roles have included company secretary, business and operations management, membership management, event organisation and personnel management. Within CREST she is responsible to the International and Local Councils for all legal, compliance and governance matters and also for aspects of day-to-day operations.

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Andy served in the Royal Navy for 24 years with most of his career at sea in a variety of roles including navigation, anti-submarine and command. Latterly, he was responsible for developing the uniformed cyber profession in terms of training, culture, infrastructure and supporting operational capability. As Head of Information Warfare, he was responsible for the development of Naval Cyber doctrine.

Andy left the military in 2017 to join SANS as a Business Development Director working closely with the UK Ministry of Defence, law enforcement and broader government. He has an MBA in Cyber Security and GIAC qualifications in Security Leadership, Security Fundamentals Security Awareness Professional.

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Jonathan is an experienced relationship manager having worked for over a decade in the banking industry. He has experience of quality assurance and internal auditing. Within CREST Jonathan leads the accreditation team and manages company audits and membership enquiries. Jonathan read Criminology at university and has a keen interest in cyber security.

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Sarah has a wealth of experience in marketing, communications and brand management. Previously, she led the global member, marketing, communications and events strategy at the Institute of Masters of Wine, a not-for-profit professional membership organisation. In addition, for over ten years, Sarah worked in the higher education sector for UK universities, focusing on creative integrated campaigns to recruit and retain students from around the world. At CREST, Sarah is responsible for developing the membership engagement strategy, raising CREST’s global profile and promoting international services.

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Diana is a certified Project Manager with the Association of Project Management and holds APM PMQ and PRINCE2 Practitioner qualifications. With 10 years of experience in a project environment, she has successfully project managed the release of CREST’s first remote exam from inception to launch, as well as the delivery of CREST’s high profile Cyber security Maturity Assessment of the Global Ecosystem (CMAGE) project.

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Having come from a software engineering background in the telecoms industry, Adriana has been with CREST since its inception and her experience spans membership accreditation, examination bookings & equivalencies and the administration of the Approved Training Provider and Academic Partner programmes. As Community Manager she engages with multiple elements of our community providing overall support to CREST members whilst working closely with internal and external marketing and comms teams.

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Sally has extensive, high-level experience in administration and a strong background in customer engagement and time management. Within CREST she is responsible for managing all aspects of the examination booking process.

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Alan is an experienced senior communications specialist with extensive experience in publishing, communications and public relations. His career has spanned journalism, publishing and PR consultancy. In CREST he is responsible for internal and external communications strategy and for co-ordinating and writing a variety of internal and external communication mediums.

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Mathna has extensive experience working within the banking industry.

Within CREST, Mathna supports the Accreditation team with membership enquiries, reviewing and approving the membership applications, onboarding new members by guiding them through the accreditation process. Mathna also conducts annual membership renewals.

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Inge has worked for CREST for the last 10 years providing key administrative and business support to all departments. Inge has extensive knowledge of business administration.

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Faye is responsible for regional support of marketing, PR and operations for Asia.

Faye is based in Singapore.

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Emma has over 20 years’ experience in training, events and Executive Assistant roles within the financial, charity, and automotive sectors. Within CREST, Emma provides key administrative, business and project support to the Executive Team.

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Jamie completed his BTEC Extended Diploma in Computing in 2020 and joined CREST straight out of college. He had previously worked as a staff trainer at Nando’s for two years. He understands common practices in cyber security and been involved in some exam development for CREST. Jamie is mainly involved in IT support.

Jessica brings a wealth of customer service and administration experience to her role as Assistant Accreditor within CREST. She has completed a Business Administration Level 3 NVQ and has considerable knowledge of compliance from working at a recruitment firm in the education sector. Jessica assists the Accreditation team with day-to-day duties, supports CREST membership applications and renewals, and helps with credit control.

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