Franz J.H. Polenz CSMP® F.ISMI®

About

Fluent in Security & Leadership. Sharing my experience and personal views on Corporate Security, Geopolitics & Leadership. Interested in fostering exchange of ideas in those topics. All posts are to be considered as private opinions, not necessarily reflecting views or policies of current or previous employers.

Experience

• Head of Corporate Security / Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Schaeffler at Schaeffler
  May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

• Senior Consultant (Freelancer) at RiskWorkers GmbH
  Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

• Head of Security / Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Siemens Energy at Siemens Energy
  Aug 2020 - Dec 2025 · 5 yrs 5 mos

• Siemens (8 yrs 10 mos)
  • Senior Security Advisor
    Oct 2016 - Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Head of Travel & Project Security Department
    Oct 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs

  • Senior Security Analyst / Interim Team Lead Information Collection & Analysis
    Nov 2011 - Sep 2012 · 11 mos

• Fellow / Member of the Assessment Team of the CSMP® Programme at ISMI - International Security Management Institute
  Oct 2014 - Aug 2020 · 5 yrs 11 mos