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Available · interim engagements

Bring in a senior operator on day one.

I take on interim CISO, CTO, and CIO engagements when an organisation needs experience on the bridge — between two permanent hires, through a major programme, or to land a transformation the board cannot afford to mis-time.

30+ years across 45+ organisations and 60 countries. $20M+ in delivered programmes. MIT CTO Certified, Doctorate in AI & Digital Transformation, ISO 27001 / NIST / GDPR / DORA / BaFin operated.

Dr. Mongi Gazelle

Currently

MIT CTO Certification

01 · Engagement shapes

Three seats at the executive table.

Pick the seat. The engagement shape is shared — the weight on each shoulder differs.

  • Available

    Interim CISO

    Cybersecurity steady-hand for the period between two permanent CISOs, or for a 90/180-day defensive modernisation programme. ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, DORA, BaFin operated.

    ISO 27001 audit pass · 100%

  • Available

    Interim CTO

    Engineering leadership for a critical transition — platform consolidation, AI capability build-out, vendor migration, post-acquisition integration. MIT CTO Certified.

    MIT · Doctorate AI & Digital

  • Available

    Interim CIO

    Group-level IT and digital leadership. Operating model, capability planning, vendor portfolio, board-level reporting, value realisation across the change agenda.

    $20M+ programmes · 45+ orgs

02 · What you get

Six deliverables every interim engagement ships.

An interim role is not a permanent role with a shorter contract. The shape of the work is different — and the outputs reflect that.

  • 01

    Diagnostic in the first 30 days — what is real, what is theatre, what is on fire

  • 02

    Quick wins shipped in the first quarter — the proof the room needed

  • 03

    A 12-month operating plan the board can sign and the team can run

  • 04

    Clean handover when the permanent hire lands — not a parallel power centre

  • 05

    Direct counsel for the CEO / board on cybersecurity, AI, and transformation

  • 06

    Vendor and tooling decisions that survive the next two strategic cycles

03 · Send the brief

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