Nitin Ajmera has joined Narayana Health as Head of Information Security, based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He took up the role in November 2026, bringing more than two decades of experience in cybersecurity, IT security operations, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
Ajmera comes from Manipal Hospitals, where he served as Associate Director, IT Security and Regulatory Compliance, from December 2021 to October 2026. There he drove the enterprise-wide IT security strategy and governance across 30+ hospitals, with a focus on security posture, compliance, and risk management.
During that time, he led the migration of 23 hospital firewalls from Sonicwall, Sophos, and FortiGate, improving network security posture by 85%. He implemented SentinelOne EDR across 18,000 endpoints, along with Cisco Umbrella SIG, Radware WAF, and McAfee DLP, to strengthen threat detection and mitigation. He also deployed CyberArk PAM and GCP CSPM to secure critical cloud workloads and enforce access governance.
On the compliance side, he rolled out DPDP, GDPR, ISO27001, and Digital NABH controls across India, achieving zero regulatory incidents. He also worked to minimise supply chain risk through contractual obligations, insurance coverage, and liability clauses, and conducted cybersecurity awareness sessions for 1,500+ staff to reduce social engineering risks.
Before Manipal, Ajmera spent 16 years and 4 months at IBM. As Leader, IT Security (December 2010 to November 2021), he led IT security, risk, and compliance programmes across APAC, maintaining continuous audit readiness and managing multi-geography teams. He delivered IT security advisory for the Bank of Philippines and led 80+ NOC and BCP professionals, improving incident response efficiency by 80%. He also rolled out GDPR, ISO27001, and PCI-DSS controls for APAC and EU customers with zero regulatory incidents, and trained 300+ staff on IT security and compliance.
His earlier IBM roles included Delivery Project Executive, Program Manager, Service Delivery Manager, and Tech Lead. In the Delivery Project Executive role, he delivered 24×7 NOC, DR, and BCP operations with 99.99% uptime and saved $660K annually through vendor contract negotiations. He began his career in 2003 at HSBC Global Technology Center in Pune as a Tech Lead and Network Engineer, after starting at Network Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an IBM company, in February 2003.
At Narayana Health, Ajmera takes on the responsibility of leading information security for the organisation.
