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Description

CISO and CTO with over 20 years of leadership experience in security, technology, and transformation in regulated and security-critical environments such as aerospace and military systems. Proven success in building and operating ISO 27001-compliant Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), implementing DevSecOps in AWS and cloud-agnostic environments, and balancing regulatory compliance (GDPR, ITAR, BND) with business growth. Strategic leadership combined with practical experience in incident response, risk management, and AI-driven efficiency improvements. Proficient in communicating with executive management and boards, and leading cross-functional teams through change processes. Fluent in German, English, and Danish.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
German
Fluent
Danish
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Groß-Zimmern (up to 50km)

Leanspace SAS,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) & CTO
October 2023 - Today (2 years and 8 months)
Strasbourg, France
• Led ISO 27001 certification from inception to first audit within 12 months
• Built and operated a modern ISMS in a cloud-native AWS infrastructure
• Managed risk, threat, and vulnerability processes for critical satellite operations
• Introduced company-wide DevSecOps practices
• Product ownership for DevOps, including integration of FinOps and SecOps
• Deployed agent-based AI for efficiency improvements across various business units
• Provided strategic support to executive management and investors at C-level
• Recruited and restructured teams to implement flow-based processes
ISO27001 Information Security Management Security Audit Cloud Security
FinTech-Startup Privatize Group,
Virtual CISO
February 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
Frankfurt, Germany
• Introduced and operated an ISO 27001:2022 ISMS as a service
• Provided CISO-as-a-Service (Virtual CISO)
Yatta GmbH,
Venture Team Lead
October 2022 - September 2023 (11 months)
Frankfurt, Germany
• Strategic collaboration with executive management and founders
• Built high-performing teams with double the efficiency compared to reference teams
• Doubled revenue for two key clients
• Introduced Agile Account Management and Quality Assurance
• Worked on secure communication systems for the BND (security cleared)