Zia Hayat

Zia Hayat is an accomplished professional in the field of information security, currently serving as Chairman & CEO at Callsign since August 2011. Prior to this role, Zia held positions including Internet Banking Security Architect at Lloyds Banking Group, Information Security Advisor for the Government of Abu Dhabi, and Information Security Consultant at Accenture. Zia began career as an Information Security Research Engineer at BAE Systems, where a scholarship facilitated the attainment of a PhD in Information Systems Security from the University of Southampton. Zia also earned a BEng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from The University of Manchester and completed A Levels at St Mary's Sixth Form in Blackburn, Lancashire.