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Karoly Aczel

vCISO / Risk & Compliance

€960/day
Zug, CH
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Karoly

-> Information Security Specialist (ISO 27001 / NIS-2 / DORA / KRITIS / (B,K,V)-AIT and Risk Management
-> Years of experience in a leading role as CISO & Head Risk and Compliance for various companies in Switzerland & Germany
-> Certified ISO 27001 & Auditor, CISM, AI Security, Compliance & Risk, MBA (Finance)

I am an experienced project and program manager for SAP S/4HANA transformations, information security, and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) topics. I combine business, IT with regulatory requirements.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Hungarian

    Basic

Can work on-site
Zug (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Steigenberger Hotels GmbH (H World Int.),
    Governance and Data Compliance Head
    HOSPITALITY
    January 2025 - August 2025 (7 months)
    Frankfurt, Germany
    Governance and Data Compliance Head – Implementation of a governance framework for hotels in the Middle East/Western Europe/Africa with a clear focus on Regulatory Compliance/GDPR, ISO27001 compliant Information Security Management System (ISMS) and establishment of a modern risk management system (ISO27001, Risk Management, Tax Compliance, GDPR, Country-specific IT Governance, PCI DSS)
    ISO 27001 Risk Management Regulatory Compliance Governance, Risk and Compliance Audit
  • RRC
    Consultant NIS 2 & ISMS
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    March 2025 - November 2025 (8 months)
    Homburg, Germany
    NIS2 & – Establishment of a compliant Information Security Management System (ISMS) and further development of a modern risk management framework according to NIST for NIS2 Compliance (NIS2, NIST).

    Consulting the management regarding strategy, implementation, and ongoing operation of an ISMS to best meet regulatory and business requirements.
    NIST NIS2 Risk Management Cybersecurity ISMS
  • EWE Tel GmbH,
    Consultant - Risk Management & ISO27001
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    May 2024 - December 2024 (7 months)
    26 Oldenburg, Germany
    Risk Handling & General Information Security – Risk analysis to identify deficits across 3 legal entities / process recording and process design and strategic risk management / training concept and content enablement for employees to operate risk management standards and regulatory compliance (NIS2, ISO 27001, ISO 9001 ISO, 50001)
    ISO 27001 ISO 9001 Cybersecurity Risk Management Audit

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Education

  • ISO 27001 Certification – ISMS Setup
    Sensirion Connected Solutions AG
    ISO 27001 Zertifizierung – Aufbau ISMS
  • CAS Compliance Management
    University of St. Gallen
    2015
    CAS Compliance Management

Certifications

  • AI Fluency Framework & Foundations
    Anthropic
    2026
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) Generative AI AI Automation AI Consulting
  • Claude 101
    Anthropic
    2026
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI Strategy

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