Richard Leach

Richard Leach is a skilled Cyber Threat Specialist at the London Metal Exchange since May 2023, with a strong background in security roles across various companies. Previously, Richard served as a Lead Security Specialist (Pen Tester) at Visa from May 2018 to April 2023 and worked at NCC Group as a Managing Security Consultant from December 2012 to May 2018, focusing on secure development lifecycle engagements and IoT capabilities. Prior experiences include roles at HP Enterprise Security Services, NGS Secure, and Websense, emphasizing external/internal infrastructure testing, web application assessments, and security research. Richard's IT career began at Wadham College, where responsibilities evolved from IT Assistant to IT Manager, managing IT infrastructure and strategic policy implementation. Richard holds a Master of Natural Science in Chemistry from the University of Birmingham.