Meet the Leadership Team

Rosa is the CEO and Founder of KeyData Associates. Rosa is a trusted advisor to clients in all industry sectors. She regularly advises on cybersecurity and operational risk, especially matters pertaining to governance, control environment, systemic risk, and regulatory compliance in critical infrastructure industries.

Prior to starting at KeyData, Rosa was Chief information Security Officer at BMO Financial Group where she also had responsibility for leading the enterprise on all aspects of Operations Risk and Business Continuity. Prior to BMO, Rosa was Chief Information Security Officer at Ontario Hydro where she provided leadership and governance for security across the enterprise, which included the world’s largest nuclear facilities and power grid.

Rosa holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario and a certificate in Advanced Executive Program from NorthWestern Kellogg School of Management.

Sean is a highly accomplished cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience, 10 years of which were with one of the largest professional services firms. His professional career has spanned across Identity and Access Management, Security Architecture, Security Governance, and Web Application Security. He has effectively managed multiple concurrent projects ranging from complex integration, business process design, to defining strategies and roadmaps.

Sean is a Project Manager Professional (PMP), a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Internal Systems Auditor (CISA). He is also an active member of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).

Fahad Kabir is an industry leader in Cyber Security providing thought leadership and consulting services to fortune 500 clients in the US and Canada. Fahad held executive leadership roles at multiple global organizations.

Before joining KeyData Associates as a partner, Fahad was an Associate Partner at one of the largest professional services firms, leading the national Identity & Access Management (IAM) practice for Canada. Fahad also has over 15+ years of extensive experience in helping organizations build cyber security programs. He has led many complex cyber transformation initiatives such as developing Enterprise Security Architecture, Data Protection program, Cyber Security Strategy & Governance, Cyber Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions etc.

His client portfolio includes fortune 500 companies in the Financial Services, Retail, Consumer Goods, Telecommunication, High Tech, Healthcare and Public Sector. Fahad holds CISSP and SABSA SCF certifications. He is also a frequent speaker on various cyber security topics.

Brian’s extensive experience in the Canadian IT Industry has led to the development of a broad skill set. With over 20 years focused on managing and growing security consulting practices, Brian has led large Canadian InfoSec projects in the Federal Public Sector, Energy Industry and Financial Services Sector.

Since joining KeyData as the CTO, Brian provides a technical voice to the KeyData senior leadership team. This position also allows Brian to work with strategic customers on tasks that may include everything from helping them reshape their strategies around Identity in the public cloud to developing custom automation and product integrations in several programming languages.

His unique experience as both a defender and an attacker has allowed him opportunities to speak at events from ISACA, ISF, SecTor, EDIST and MISA among others.

Julie is poised to take KeyData’s marketing through growth and change. Having spanned various roles in marketing across cybersecurity, tech, telecommunications, and content management systems over the last 20 years, Julie is a self-proclaimed “generalist" of marketing knowledge and experiences. This generalist knowledge gives Julie the 360 degree view and understanding of marketing that is required to inspire and motivate her team, internal staff, technology partners, and agencies to collaborate and make significant impact to achieve the goals and objectives of the company.

With an Honours in Bachelor Administration, focusing on management and marketing, Julie is passionate about applying her broad range of skills and professional experiences to projects and campaigns that have reached success in brand awareness, lead generation to increase revenue, and vendor partnerships.

“And as much as my work provides me the ability to live fully and enjoy life, I believe in work-life balance and practice what I preach. I make room for healthy routines like yoga, joyful connections, photography, and travelling.”

Suzan Kerekian joined the KeyData team as Director of Human Resources. Her previous experience was the Director of People & Culture for a software solutions provider. She has also done consulting work for two large accounting and consulting firms, assisting them with their recruitment strategies. Suzan has over 15 years business experience in recruitment, talent management, and operational support across technology, consulting and manufacturing industries.

As the Director of HR, Suzan is committed to hiring the best talent and people at KeyData so that we can support our customers in their identity security initiatives and business requirements. She is passionate about people and culture and is committed to continue creating a workplace that is inclusive and diverse.

Suzan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from York University.