About BlockAPT

BlockAPT was created in 2019 and has been highly recognised for its disruptive, agile technology which unifies disparate end point solutions into a simplified, centralised management platform with quantum secure technology.  This enables vendor agnostic control with a single pane of glass view across digital ecosystems whether on premise, cloud or operating on hybrid environments.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to empower businesses with a pioneering Central Command and Control Platform that brings together all your cybersecurity and technology needs into one seamless manageable viewpoint, creating a powerful, effective and efficient solution for your needs.

TEAM & ADVISORS

LEADERSHIP TEAM

ZAFAR KARIM

Founder
Executive Chairman

Stephen Hudson

Chief Executive Officer

Marco Essomba

Founder
Chief Technology Officer

Raj Meghani

Co-Founder
CMO & Head of Product & Sales

CORE BLOCKAPT TEAM

Celeste Rush

Service Delivery

Dulan Dissanayake

Lead Software Architect

Adel Nasseri

Pre-Sales & Product

Stephen Opiah

Sales

SENIOR ADVISORS

ZAFAR KARIM

Founder
Executive Chairman

Highly experienced SME builder and financier. Previous tech investments have reached valuations of £247M (fintech platform sold to Visa) and £70M (dropship platform invested in by a VC) and growing.

Stephen Hudson

Chief Executive Officer

Stephen brings with him a breadth of experience from 20 years in the Financial Services sector. His tenures have spanned across executive positions, inclusive of COO, leading a Family Office Service, Corporate and Advisory work, as well as Commercial and Corporate banking. All of these roles being underpinned by the technology sector, of which has led Stephen to support many founders and companies on their journey and indeed become an active angel investor.

Marco Essomba

Founder
Chief Technology Officer

An influential thought leader in cybersecurity with 2 decades of “across the stack”, hands-on experience, working with some of the country’s largest and well-known institutions.

101 “Global Twitter Influencer” – (2023 – CyberSecurity)

“Cyber Security Entrepreneur of the Year” 2023 Finalist – Cyber Security Awards

“Cyber Security Influencer of the Year” 2023 Finalist – Cyber Security Awards

Raj Meghani

Co-Founder
CMO & Head of Product & Sales

30+ years’ Marketing/Business Consultancy
experience across Financial Services, IT and Professional Services. Multi-disciplined -strategy, planning, brand, proposition development, digital, PR and communications.

Top 44 “Cyber Power Women” 2023 – Top Cyber News Magazine

“One In a Million” 2022 – The Female Founders Forum

“Cyber Security Entrepreneur of the Year” 2023 Finalist – Cyber Security Awards

Chuck Brooks

Chuck Brooks is a global thought leader and subject matter expert on cybersecurity and emerging technologies. “The Top 5 Tech People to Follow on LinkedIn.” – LinkedIn; “Cybersecurity Person of the Year for 2022″ – The Cyber Express; “10 Best Cyber Security and Technology Experts” – Best Rated; “Top 50 Global Influencer in Risk, Compliance,” – Thompson Reuters “Best of The Word in Security” – CISO Platform and IFSEC; “#2 Global Cybersecurity Influencer.” – Thinkers 360 “Who’s Who in Cybersecurity” – Onalytica (2020, 2021, and 2022); “Top 5 Executives to Follow on Cybersecurity” – Executive Mosaic/Govcon.

Kurt Sanger

Kurt Sanger was Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Cyber Command and prior to that Judge Advocate for the United States Marine Corps. He is a 2015 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center’s National Security Law program.As a well-respected Marine industry veteran, attorney, speaker and instructor, Kurt is now Founder and Director of Integrated Cybersecurity Partners, LLC, an information technology and national security consultancy which advises on national security and cybersecurity for the public and private sectors. Kurt is a non-resident Senior Associate for the Strategic Technologies Program with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C. think tank.

Sanjay Shah

Senior insurance executive, with a wealth of experience in business development, risk management, and Actuarial Management.