Private Company Director‘s Directors to Watch 2024 highlights 24 significant and diverse directors who have contributed to and will continue to expand ongoing dialogue on board best practices and corporate governance excellence.
Ayodele Alaran
Atlanta Life Insurance Company
Ayodele Alaran is a passionate leader who is well-versed in IT security, entrepreneurship, meditative practices and organizational turnaround. He is an independent director of Atlanta Life Insurance Company and a trustee of Herndon Foundation, where he serves as treasurer.
Alaran has over 20 years of experience, and as chief operating officer and technology leader at DelNovak, he contributes to digital transformation, IT security and governance, risk management and compliance at public- and private-sector clients.
He is a member of the Atlanta Chapter of the Private Directors Association, a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology and MIT Sloan School of Management, and a Project Management Institute Project Management Professional.
Get ahead of the curve before it catches up to you: “Private companies, irrespective of size, should have their cyber programs ready before additional regulations are issued. With the SEC issuing its final disclosure requirements for publicly held companies, it is not a question of if but when privately held companies will be held to the same standard. In fact, all companies that work with the Department of Defense are required to demonstrate a matured level of information and asset protection. In anticipation, every company, at a minimum, should have a cybersecurity program that covers identifying and protecting assets and detecting and responding to incidents. Private company boards can play a significant role in supporting their management teams in establishing and sustaining a cybersecurity program.”