{"id":777012308,"date":"2024-01-09T09:02:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777012308"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:13:11","slug":"hkjc-promotes-moray-taylor-smith-to-executive-director-of-security-information-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-promotes-moray-taylor-smith-to-executive-director-of-security-information-integrity","title":{"rendered":"HKJC promotes Moray Taylor-Smith to executive director of security &amp; information integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has appointed Moray Taylor-Smith as executive director of security, integrity, and information security, effective January 15, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong.-<strong> The Hong Kong Jockey Club<\/strong> has announced the promotion of <strong>Moray Taylor-Smith <\/strong>to the role of executive director, overseeing security, integrity, and information security within the organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheduled to assume his responsibilities on January 15, 2024, <strong>Taylor-Smith is set to become a key member of the Board of Management<\/strong>, reporting directly to the Club&#8217;s chief executive officer, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the HKJC, the primary focus of Taylor-Smith&#8217;s new position will be to <strong>ensure a secure environment across the club <\/strong>while addressing criminality and corruption risks that pose potential threats to the club&#8217;s operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With responsibilities extending to safeguarding intangible assets such as reputation, customer confidence, and intellectual property, he will play a crucial role in maintaining the club&#8217;s overall integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant aspect of Taylor-Smith&#8217;s responsibilities includes <strong>spearheading the newly established Information Security Risk and Assurance function<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this role, he will be driving strategies and policies related to information security and cyber security. His duties will encompass managing information security risks, conducting risk assessments, implementing mitigation strategies, monitoring risks, and coordinating incident responses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, he will be instrumental in fortifying the Club&#8217;s incident management capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-appoints-gary-delooze-as-executive-director-of-information-technology\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HKJC appoints Gary Delooze as executive director of information technology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having joined the HKJC in January 2020 as the director of security &amp; integrity, the club has stated that Taylor-Smith has exhibited leadership in protecting its security and integrity, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His professional background includes serving as the regional head, major investigations and financial crime threat mitigation for HSBC in APAC and holding the position of regional security officer for Fidelity International.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taylor-Smith is also recognized as the <strong>co-chair of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists <\/strong>and a longstanding member of the Asia Crisis and Security Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-charities-trust-promotes-volunteerism-with-six-new-awards\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HKJC Charities Trust promotes volunteerism with six new awards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has appointed Moray Taylor-Smith as executive director of security, integrity, and information security, effective January 15, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":29796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has appointed Moray Taylor-Smith as Executive Director of Security, Integrity, and Information Security, effective January 15, 2024. This strategic promotion underscores HKJC's commitment to fortifying its operational resilience against criminality, corruption, and evolving cyber threats, safeguarding critical assets and stakeholder confidence. Taylor-Smith will lead the newly established Information Security Risk and Assurance function, driving comprehensive security frameworks.","focusai_entities":"Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), Moray Taylor-Smith, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, HSBC, Fidelity International, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Asia Crisis and Security Group, Gary Delooze","focusai_location":"Hong Kong, APAC","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.85), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), tech_data (0.95), payments_fraud_aml (0.85), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"InfoSec Strategy Impact","query":"How will the newly established Information Security Risk and Assurance function, under Mr. Taylor-Smith's leadership, integrate with HKJC's broader digital transformation initiatives and B2C platform security protocols?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Benchmarks","query":"What specific enhancements to HKJC's regulatory compliance and governance frameworks are anticipated from this appointment, particularly concerning data protection and anti-corruption measures, and how might this set new industry benchmarks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[22317],"class_list":["post-777012308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-hong-kong-jockey-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777012308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777012309,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012308\/revisions\/777012309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777012308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777012308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777012308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}