TransUnion CIBIL Limited has appointed Harish Kumar Soni as Deputy Vice President – Cyber Security, reinforcing its leadership capabilities as it continues to expand its digital and data-driven infrastructure.
In his new role, Soni will be responsible for advancing enterprise cybersecurity strategy and execution, with a focus on strengthening governance frameworks, enhancing threat detection and response capabilities, and ensuring regulatory compliance across critical systems. He will also play a key role in supporting resilience across platforms that power credit information and risk decisioning within India’s financial services ecosystem.
Soni brings over a decade of experience in information security, risk management, and regulatory compliance, particularly within the BFSI sector. His expertise spans building robust security architectures, managing security operations, and ensuring adherence to evolving regulatory standards.
Prior to joining TransUnion CIBIL, he served as Assistant Vice President – Information Security at Piramal Finance, where he led enterprise-wide security initiatives. His responsibilities included implementing solutions such as SIEM, DLP, CSPM, and EASM, alongside driving cloud security governance, vulnerability management, third-party risk assessments, and audit readiness. He also ensured compliance with key standards such as RBI guidelines and ISO 27001.
Earlier, he was associated with Inspira Enterprise India, where he contributed to security operations center (SOC) leadership and incident response capabilities. He also held information security roles at Central Bank of India and Corporation Bank, gaining hands-on experience in governance, risk assessment, and enterprise security operations.
With a strong background in cybersecurity operations, compliance, and risk management, Soni’s appointment comes at a time when financial institutions are intensifying their focus on strengthening security frameworks in response to increasing regulatory scrutiny and evolving cyber threats.
