Steve Ayalo has been appointed Vice President IT Governance, Risk & Compliance at Global Hotel Alliance (GHA)

Steve Ayalo joined GHA in 2015 and consistently demonstrated a strategic understanding of how IT impacts both performance and risk. Ayalo has been instrumental in building GHA's robust cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, leading the establishment of the cybersecurity operations center, threat intelligence services, and scalable IT, all while establishing governance around emerging technologies like AI. His expertise also spans data privacy, compliance, and cloud security.

In his new role as Vice President IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, Ayalo will oversee ISO certification efforts, continue to drive GHA's enterprise IT strategy, and lead the company's information security risk management function. He will ensure regulatory compliance across all business units and manage cybersecurity, incident response planning & testing, and overall organisational cyber resilience efforts.