
Neal Mullen
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), HSE
Neal is a Cyber, Risk and Resilience professional, with over 25 years’ global experience working within the Healthcare, Construction, Technology and Retail sectors. Originally, he studied Biomedical Engineering, which led him to work as a technical and security consultant specialising in healthcare for nine years before moving to St. Vincent’s University Hospital as their
Group Deputy Director of ICT Operations for seven years.
Since leaving healthcare in 2011, Neal has spent the past thirteen years working in the private sector, with KPMG as Security and Resilience specialist, in Bertelsmann as their Global Head of Operational Resilience, Dunnes Stores as their Head of Cybersecurity and most recently as the European Head of Cybersecurity for CRH.
He holds an MSc in Technology & Innovation Management, Certified Cyber Risk Officer, NIST Certified Security Expert, holds the MBCI and DBCI accreditations and was entered into the Business Continuity Institute Hall of Fame in 2019 for recognition of his contribution to the resilience industry. Neal also serves as a Cybersecurity Advisory Board Director within the Safehouse Initiative, a US-based nonprofit. In the role, he guides and shapes cybersecurity strategies for this global entity. By leveraging the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, they help organisations, typically within the SME sector, navigate and mitigate cyber threats effectively, collaborating with top technology providers, thought leaders and government agencies like CISA.