Ravi Thatavarthy

Ravi Thatavarthy is the Chief Information Security Officer of Primo Brands, having joined the company to oversee its cybersecurity and IT efforts.

Career path

Available sources describe Thatavarthy's earliest listed role as Chief Information Security Officer at iRobot, where he headed both IT and Product Security.

He went on to serve as VP & CISO of BJ's Wholesale Club, with responsibilities for information security, policy, compliance and privacy chain-wide across all clubs, gas stations, and the company's online and mobile presence through BJs.com and the BJ's mobile app.

At BJ's, he played a role in the company's digital transformation and cloud transformation efforts, including enhancements to in-club experiences such as buy-online-pickup-in-the-club, curbside pickup, and express pay.

He then served as CISO of Rite Aid Corporation, a company described as having more than 30,000 employees and multiple millions of customers, where he worked on transforming its Information Security Program.

Thatavarthy joined Primo Brands as Chief Information Security Officer, a move reported as bringing digital security and technology leadership experience from major retail and consumer goods brands to the role, with a mandate to strengthen the company's security and technology foundation.

Background and speaking profile

Sourced biographical material describes more than 20 years of experience in information security, alongside a background in both technology leadership and building security programs from the ground up.

Thatavarthy is featured in SecureWorld's speaker materials, which list his CISO role at Rite Aid alongside his prior BJ's Wholesale Club and iRobot positions as part of his professional background shared with conference audiences.

At Primo Brands, his responsibilities are described as encompassing oversight of the company's cybersecurity and IT functions.