Gavin has been part of Mastercard Security team for almost a decade when he started in 2012 as a Security Analyst. In December 2019, he took on the role CSO of the International Markets after serving as Regional Security Officer for Europe for 4 years, during which, Gavin and his team spearheaded a successful Regional convergence of a team of Information and Physical Security Specialists to double efforts around Cybersecurity in order to bring the Mastercard Corporate Security assets closer to Internal Stakeholders and External Customers. Gavin has also built up strong partnerships and bridges with International law enforcement agencies and Central Banks and has served as Co-Chair of the Irish OSAC Chapter and is a member of the European Institute of Corporate Security Management. In 2018, Gavin obtained an Executive MBA from the Ulster University International Business School and is he passionate about Teams and Authentic Leadership.

Gavin is also a former Member of Irish Armed Forces.