Ajay Bhardwaj Named UK Managing Director of Orange Cyberdefense to Drive Cybersecurity Growth
Orange Cyberdefense appoints Ajay Bhardwaj as UK Managing Director Industry veteran with over 30 years’ experience joins Orange Cyberdefense to bolster growth in key UK market
LONDON, United Kingdom – April 10th, 2025 - Orange Cyberdefense, the specialist cybersecurity business unit of Orange and a leader in cybersecurity services in Europe, has announced the appointment of Ajay Bhardwaj as UK Managing Director.
With decades of experience leading technology teams, Bhardwaj is tasked with increasing Orange Cyberdefense's market share in the UK, diversifying its customer portfolio, and maintaining the service excellence for which the company is known.
Bhardwaj joins Orange Cyberdefense from Secureworks, where he spent 10 years leading and growing both EMEA and global teams responsible for managed security services, incident response, security and risk consulting, and threat intelligence for large enterprise and global professional services clients. Prior to this, Bhardwaj held VP and Director positions at Intel Security and McAfee, working mainly with professional services firms.
“The UK is the home of the Orange brand and a vital market for Orange Cyberdefense, where we see significant growth and investment potential,” says Hugues Foulon, Executive Vice President and CEO of Orange Cyberdefense. “The board and I believe that Ajay is the perfect person to help our UK business not only achieve our growth ambitions but also ensure our UK clients, many of whom are responsible for critical national infrastructure, remain safe from an increasingly treacherous digital threat landscape.”
“The UK is an incredibly mature cybersecurity market and an exemplar for other nations globally,” says Ajay Bhardwaj. “Orange Cyberdefense has a significant presence here, with nearly 250 personnel, a world- class CyberSOC, and our cybersecurity incident response team (CSIRT) already established and providing valuable insights into the UK threat landscape. I' m looking forward to collaborating with our leadership team to build on this world- class foundation, reinvigorate our purpose and approach, and gather momentum to expand our solutions portfolio and customer base.
Alongside the news of Bhardwaj' s appointment, Orange Cyberdefense is celebrating the opening of its new UK headquarters in the heart of the City of London. This milestone not only strengthens Orange Cyberdefense' s presence in the UK but also brings it closer to its clients.
The new UK headquarters will house a UK Cyber Experience Centre to engage clients at CxO level with simulations that both prompt them to think about their cyber- readiness and help them anticipate and respond to security incidents with confidence.
About Orange Cyberdefense
Orange Cyberdefense is the Orange Group entity dedicated to cybersecurity. It protects the entire threat lifecycle of 9,000 large companies. As Europe's leading cybersecurity services provider, we aim to be the trusted cyber partner committed to creating value for all by delivering the safest digital space.
Our service capabilities draw their strength from research and intelligence, which allows us to offer our clients unparalleled knowledge of current and emerging threats. With more than 30 years of experience in the field of information security, 3,000 multi-disciplinary experts and 36 detection centres spread around the world, we know how to address the global and local issues of our customers. Cybersecurity is a human journey, so we build a safer digital society by placing people at the core of our actions.
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