Germany
I am a corporate security leader with more than 25 years of experience across critical infrastructure, healthcare, manufacturing, public administration and international high-risk environments. As Chief Security Officer for a nationwide organization with approximately 6,500 employees and 114 locations, I held the highest enterprise-wide security function and reported directly to the CEO. I led a federated security organization with nine state-level direct reports and functional governance over 98 local Security Responsible Officers. My work has focused on corporate security strategy, security governance, enterprise security risk management, crisis leadership, physical security, investigations, security intelligence, business continuity and executive reporting. I developed and implemented a nationwide security governance model, advised the CEO and managing directors on major risks and incidents, and strengthened prevention and reporting during a period in which documented security incidents decreased by 55% within one year. I have led security and crisis initiatives in highly regulated environments, including public administration, healthcare, automotive manufacturing, digital identity, IT/OT environments and critical infrastructure. My current work focuses on global crisis governance, business continuity and protection of critical operations across more than 60 countries and over 100 sites. Before moving into corporate security leadership, I served as a Military Police Officer and Captain in the German Armed Forces. My assignments included Afghanistan and Sudan/South Sudan under NATO and United Nations mandates, where I led multinational teams, advised senior commanders and managed security operations in complex environments. As a speaker, I focus on corporate security as a leadership function, crisis leadership under pressure, critical infrastructure resilience, cyber-physical security convergence and executive decision-making during disruption. I view corporate security as a business-enabling leadership function: risk-based, integrated, measurable and aligned with executive priorities. Security must protect what matters while enabling the organization to move forward with confidence.
Leading global resilience, crisis governance and protection of critical operations across more than 60 countries and 100+ sites in a highly regulated healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical technology environment. • Strengthen global crisis preparedness and continuity governance across manufacturing, logistics, supply chain and critical operations • Advise senior management, managing directors and key stakeholders on KRITIS, NIS2, FDA and ISO-related requirements • Support continuity of patient-critical and highly business-critical operations • Advance IT/OT recovery and operational continuity across global production environments • Improve executive escalation structures, crisis governance and management reporting • Partner with Corporate Security, Information Security, IT, Operations, Supply Chain and Quality • Integrate business continuity and crisis preparedness into global governance and management systems
Advising selected companies, technology providers and platform organizations on corporate security, crisis management, enterprise resilience and executive decision-making in complex threat environments. Speaker on corporate security as a leadership function, critical infrastructure resilience, crisis leadership under pressure and cyber-physical security convergence. • Provide executive perspective on corporate security, crisis governance and security technology platforms • Translate real-world security and crisis requirements into scalable (digital platform) concepts • Support solutions for executive situational awareness, critical infrastructure protection and crisis decision-making • Bring leadership experience from critical infrastructure, healthcare, manufacturing, public administration and international high-risk environments
Led regional security and operational continuity initiatives across 34 production and R&D sites in Europe within a global automotive and industrial manufacturing environment. • Led regional implementation of security and continuity governance across European manufacturing operations. • Contributed to a global security, risk and continuity framework supporting approximately 60,000 employees • Strengthened crisis response, recovery and escalation processes across production and engineering environments • Established KPI and escalation reporting to improve risk visibility and executive decision-making. • Directed cross-functional initiatives involving Corporate Security, IT/OT, Operations, Logistics and Engineering • Conducted physical security, operational risk and resilience assessments for critical sites.
Led cyber crisis management, crisis communication and resilience engagements for organizations in critical infrastructure and regulated environments. • Led crisis management and executive coordination during high-impact ransomware incidents • Directed executive crisis communication and cross-functional incident coordination • Conducted management-level cyber crisis exercises and crisis simulations • Performed NIS2 and KRITIS readiness assessments • Strengthened client capabilities in cyber crisis governance and operational continuity • Contributed to the successful BSI qualification as a Qualified APT Response Service Provider with the responsibility for crisis management and crisis communication
Strengthened corporate security, crisis management and security governance within one of Germany’s most security-sensitive and highly regulated environments. • Advanced group-wide corporate security governance across physical security, crisis management and protection of critical operations. • Briefed the CFO directly on security, crisis and resilience-related matters. • Served as a member of the Group CISO Board • Prepared executive and committee-level reporting on corporate and information security • Strengthened governance interfaces between Corporate Security, Information Security and Crisis Management • Shaped security strategy, risk governance and protection priorities for critical operations • Supported successful audit and compliance initiatives, including ISO 22301, ISO 27001, TÜV TSI and VdS 3406