The Blackpanda Leadership Team

Our senior leadership team combines decades of public and private sector experience to deliver Asia’s leading cyber incident response services.

About Blackpanda

The Blackpanda Tribe

Gene Yu

Founder & CEO

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25+ years of career experience in APJ. Former Palantir, Credit Suisse, US Army Special Forces. Authored "THE SECOND SHOT: A Green Beret's Last Mission", recounting a major terrorist kidnap-and-ransom operation in the Philippines. Computer Science (Hon)West Point, Johns Hopkins SAIS, Stanford GSB.

Matt Pecot

Group Chairman, Co-Founder

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Matt Pecot is Chairman and Co-Founder of Blackpanda Group. Matt previously served in the U.S. Army Special Forces and is the current Barclays Head of Markets for Asia-Pacific, a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Forum and Global Markets Executive Committee. Matt has worked in Asia-Pacific for over 30 years in both the military and private sectors, previously serving as Head of Prime Services and Head of Equities Distribution at Credit Suisse in APAC.

Kevin McCaffrey

Executive Advisor, Co-Founder

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Kevin McCaffrey is one of Blackpanda’s Co-Founders. Kevin is a practiced graduate of multiple highly respected intelligence, leadership, and military risk programs, specializing in crisis response and cyber warfare. With over 15 years of experience in intelligence, security operations, and crisis management, Kevin previously served in the U.S. Army Special Forces as part of strategically deployed teams in Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. Kevin received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently pursuing an MSc in Cybersecurity Leadership.

Nawaz Imam

Chief Financial Officer

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18+ years in capital markets, investment banking and digital company leadership across Asia and globally, including scaling tech companies to IPO. His expertise includes strategy, P&L management, strategic finance and financial planning and analysis. MBA University of Cambridge

Struan Todd

Co-Founder of Blackpanda Underwriting & Chief Insurance Officer

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15+ years in Cyber, Tech PI, Media, and IP across EMEA & APAC. Winner of ‘Young Underwriter of the Year’ 2023 and selected as a Finalist for ‘Young Leader of the Year’ 2022. Former Head of Howden UK Group Cyber, managing domestic and international portfolios. MSc, Insurance & Risk Management, City University of London.

Brendan Laws

Chief Operating Officer

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20+ years of experience within multiple cyber domains and delivery models as a Director of Solution Architecture, CTO, and Virtual CISO. He is known for his strategic vision in solution design and operational excellence, which drives cross-functional collaboration and ensures alignment across sales, partners, and client success teams.

Eugene Low

Chief Revenue Officer

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20+ years experience as team builder, sales, channels and alliances leader in Singtel and Darktrace. Cyber AI and ICT GTM experience across global and APJ markets. Passionate about people + technology dynamics in creating possibilities and opportunities. Certified Professional Coach. Computer Engineering (HONS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

David Suzuki

Managing Director, Japan

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David is the Managing Director of Blackpanda Japan. Previously a Director at Kroll as well as the Head of Northeast Asia for Blackpeak Group, David brings 25+ years of experience in risk intelligence and corporate investigations to the team. David previously founded a risk consulting firm specializing in the Indo-Pacific region and has also served as an expert witness in criminal and civil trials in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and other Asian jurisdictions. David’s work has been widely featured in the Japanese and international press, including the Financial Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia and NHK.

Evelyn del Monte

Managing Director, Philippines

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Evelyn is a long-term IT practitioner specialising in information security and cybersecurity. She has worked in IT distribution for over 10 years, with a wide range of experience across presales, product management, sales, marketing and business development. With a background in education, Evelyn is on a personal mission to raise awareness of the importance of cybersecurity among individuals and corporations.

Victor Tan

Managing Director, Singapore

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Victor is the Managing Director at Blackpanda's Singapore headquarters, bringing over a decade of experience in Technology and Infocomm to the role. With his strategic approach to client acquisition and relationship management, honed in previous roles at Singtel and Darktrace, Victor's remit is to further strengthen Blackpanda's Singapore presence and to drive business expansion across Asia. He also frequently shares his insights as a speaker at various tech and cyber security events.

George Trikoilis

Executive Director, DFIR

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10+ years in IT and Cybersecurity. Former Associate Director at KPMG, Europe & APJ. Co-authored KPMG Internal Tool for IR to enhance incident response efficiency, compliance, and scalability. MSc Information Security, Distinction Distinction, University of Surrey.

Tim Toa

Regional Director, DFIR

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Tim is the Regional Director of Digital Forensics and Incident Response Team at Blackpanda, and oversees global Pre-Sales and Post-Sales technical operations. As a hands-on incident manager, he leads on investigative direction and crafts containment strategies, with previous positions as Senior Incident Response Consultant at IBM and Check Point giving him practical insight into the complexities of this type of work. Tim holds several cyber security certifications including SANS GCFA, GCFE, GCIA, and a CISSP specialising in Digital Forensics and Incident Management.