Two senior management appointments: Chief Information Security Officer and Strategic Customer Acquisition head
Two senior appointments effective October 22, 2026: Mr. Arvind Sharma as Chief Information Security Officer (over 23 years in cybersecurity) and Mr. Rahul Bhutiani as Chief.
By ScoutQuest · · 1 min read
- Effective date of appointments
- October 22, 2026
- Arvind Sharma cybersecurity experience
- over 23 years in cybersecurity
- Rahul Bhutiani sales & marketing experience
- over 32 years of experience in Sales & Marketing
Two appointments, both effective October 22, 2026
- Mr. Arvind Sharma — Chief Information Security Officer
- Mr. Rahul Bhutiani — Chief – Strategic Customer Acquisition
For both, the terms of appointment are stated as not applicable, and the disclosure of relationships between directors is marked not applicable.
Cybersecurity role
Mr. Arvind Sharma has been part of the Adani cybersecurity team since joining the Group in 2021. He most recently served as Head – Governance, Risk & Compliance, with responsibilities spanning cybersecurity governance, enterprise risk management, privacy, mergers and acquisitions cybersecurity, and cybersecurity assurance across the Group. In his new role he will lead cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, security operations oversight, regulatory compliance and cyber resilience programmes for AESL and AEML. He holds a Master of Science (M.S.) in Information Systems from the United States and brings over 23 years of experience in cybersecurity. Prior to joining Adani, he served at DXC Technology and IBM India.
Commercial role
Mr. Rahul Bhutiani has been associated with the Adani group for 5 years, where he led marketing functions of solar and wind businesses across domestic and international markets. In the new role at AESL, he will drive commercialisation of merchant power and demand aggregation across Datacenters. He is B.E. (Electrical) and MBA (Marketing) and brings over 32 years of experience in Sales & Marketing. Prior to joining Adani, he worked with Anagram Finance, Tata Telecom, Reliance Infocomm, Dell Computers Inc., and Brand Capital.
What it signals
The update sets out two leadership appointments — one focused on information security and risk, the other on commercialising merchant power and demand aggregation for datacenters.
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More numbers
- Arvind Sharma's experience in cybersecurity23 years
- Rahul Bhutiani's experience in Sales & Marketing32 years
- Rahul Bhutiani's association with Adani group5 years
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