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02/02/2018
PFT Appoints Chief Security Officer
Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) has appointed Caesar Sedek has joined the organsation as Chief Security Officer.
Mr Sedek is a 20-year industry veteran and is an authority in cybersecurity, risk, and privacy matters. He has held positions in information security at Warner Bros. Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company, currently lectures at University of Southern California, and comes to PFT most recently from PricewaterhouseCoopers where he led risk assessments, developed security strategies and implemented cybersecurity response programs for a wide range of content and entertainment industry clients.
"Caesar has the ideal background for this role. He has in-depth knowledge of IT security and cybersecurity strategies and implementation, as well as many years of experience in entertainment and media content security, anti-piracy and content distribution systems," said Ramki Sankaranarayanan, Founder & CEO of PFT. "As the CSO for PFT, he will leverage all of these skills and experiences to enhance our overall leadership in content security and ensure that PFT provides the world’s most trusted technology solutions for Media and Entertainment industry. We are thrilled to have him on the team."
www.primefocustechnologies.com
Mr Sedek is a 20-year industry veteran and is an authority in cybersecurity, risk, and privacy matters. He has held positions in information security at Warner Bros. Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company, currently lectures at University of Southern California, and comes to PFT most recently from PricewaterhouseCoopers where he led risk assessments, developed security strategies and implemented cybersecurity response programs for a wide range of content and entertainment industry clients.
"Caesar has the ideal background for this role. He has in-depth knowledge of IT security and cybersecurity strategies and implementation, as well as many years of experience in entertainment and media content security, anti-piracy and content distribution systems," said Ramki Sankaranarayanan, Founder & CEO of PFT. "As the CSO for PFT, he will leverage all of these skills and experiences to enhance our overall leadership in content security and ensure that PFT provides the world’s most trusted technology solutions for Media and Entertainment industry. We are thrilled to have him on the team."
www.primefocustechnologies.com
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