Leadership & Executive Communication , Training & Security Leadership , Video

CyberEdBoard Profiles in Leadership: Martyn Booth

Dunnhumby CISO on Building Resilience and Tackling Transformation
Martyn Booth, CISO, Dunnhumby, and CyberEdBoard member

CISO Martyn Booth has found that leadership means resilience, adaptability and fostering a collaborative, diverse team. Leading transformation efforts at global customer data science firm Dunnhumby, Booth stressed the value of having a strong foundation and strategic partnerships to support long-term security goals.

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“You don’t always have to be right. Definitely not, but I think you have to be able to fight your corner when you need to,” Booth said. Developing cross-functional relationships and tackling each obstacle with foresight has helped Booth stay effective through each phase of transformation.

In this video interview with Information Security Media Group, conducted as part of CyberEdBoard's ongoing Profiles in Leadership series, Booth discussed:

  • The role of resilience and adaptability in overcoming security challenges;
  • Strategies for building diverse, effective cybersecurity teams;
  • Key priorities for long-term security program success.

Booth is an experienced information security leader, working at the board level to define information security strategy and then manage teams to implement that strategy. He works with clients in a flexible and proactive way to meet stringent security requirements and adaptive needs, enabling businesses to work in a flexible way by reactively designing security processes and technical controls that support the business rather than inhibit it. He is a CyberEdBoard member.


CyberEdBoard is ISMG's premier members-only community of senior-most executives and thought leaders in the fields of security, risk, privacy and IT. CyberEdBoard provides executives with a powerful, peer-driven collaborative ecosystem, private meetings and a library of resources to address complex challenges shared by thousands of CISOs and senior security leaders located in 65 different countries worldwide.

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About the Author

Anna Delaney

Anna Delaney

Director, Productions, ISMG

An experienced broadcast journalist, Delaney conducts interviews with senior cybersecurity leaders around the world. Previously, she was editor-in-chief of the website for The European Information Security Summit, or TEISS. Earlier, she worked at Levant TV and Resonance FM and served as a researcher at the BBC and ITV in their documentary and factual TV departments.




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