Rob Wiggan, a financial services, utilities, and logistics cyber expert, has joined Willis Towers Watson's (WTW) Australasia financial lines team as a cyber security consultant, effective immediately.

Wiggan (pictured) has more than 30 years of experience in technology in various industries, including financial services, utilities, logistics, and managed security services. He is also actively involved in the broader cyber security community by participating in several advisory boards.

He joins WTW in Brisbane from the Queensland University of Technology, where he served as the associate director of information security, responsible for security implementation and operations across the university's business lines: research, learning and teaching, and corporate systems. Previously, he built information security functions for the Bank of Queensland and Queensland Urban Utilities.

Ben Di Marco, Australasian cyber and technology risk team leader at WTW, said Wiggan adds a critical new element to WTW's capabilities, thanks to his unique insight into the cyber and technology risk challenges clients face and his deep understanding of information security operations, particularly related to supporting strategic business objectives.

“[Wiggan] has directly established and managed internal cyber security functions, performed risk exposure assessments and action plans, undertaken cyber maturity uplift project, and delivered support to help senior executives navigate cyber challenges created by the COVID pandemic and a fast-changing regulatory environment,” Di Marco added.

“He has direct knowledge of the pressures on organisations to uplift their cyber security risk management and systems using limited resources and an understanding of the cyber security services that can provide real value to clients.”