Michael Payne

Director Information Security and IT Infrastructure

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Head of Information Security | Strategic Leader in Risk Management and Cybersecurity Transformation As an experienced and forward-thinking security leader, I specialise in aligning cybersecurity strategies with business goals, ensuring resilience and security across both operational and customer-facing environments. With a deep focus on governance, risk management, proactive threat defense, and fostering a collaborative security culture, I help businesses innovate securely while protecting their most valuable asset: trust. Key strengths: • Leading security strategies in diverse environments • Building cross-functional security cultures • Driving compliance, governance, and risk management • Proactive threat detection and incident response • Ensuring data protection and resilience in cloud and on-prem systems

Experience

  • Landal (Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands)
    • Director Information Security and IT Infrastructure
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      Drive enterprise information security, privacy, and governance while leading security operations and network infrastructure. Oversee cloud service providers, networking, firewalls, switching, and telephony to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant platforms aligned with business objectives

    • Director of Information Security
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Director Information Security at Roompot
    Feb 2024 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr

  • Security Consultant at IBM
    Feb 2022 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Senior Manager at Deloitte
    Sep 2021 - Feb 2022 · 6 mos

  • EY (6 yrs 2 mos)
    • Senior Manager, Cybersecurity, OT/IoT, Data Protection and Privacy
      Jul 2018 - Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Manager, Cybersecurity, Transaction Advisory Services
      Jan 2018 - Jun 2018 · 6 mos

      Cyber due-diligence work in private equity, merger and acquisitions and carve-outs.

    • Manager, Cybersecurity, Advisory
      Aug 2015 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Advisory | Cyber Security