Experience

• VP IT Compliance / Ströer SE & Co. KGaA, Köln / April 2023 – present

  Building and leading the IT Compliance department within the Group IT function.

• Head of Compliance, Security and Quality / AGES Maut System, Langenfeld / November 2019 – April 2023

  Head of Compliance, Security and Quality department and Data Protection Officer, responsible for the group-wide compliance and information security program and quality management system.

• Director of Global Compliance & Information Security / cleverbridge, Köln / April 2016 – October 2019

  Head of Compliance & Information Security department and Data Protection Officer, responsible for the global compliance and information security program of the cleverbridge group. Managing and executing compliance and information security programs related to regulatory and corporate compliance, risk management, data protection, information security, and industry regulations. Acting as an objective and independent body for the executive team.

• Senior IT Auditor / Ecolab, Monheim am Rhein / July 2014 – April 2016

  Work as Senior IT Auditor in the Internal Audit Services department. Plan, perform, and report IT audits and support IT projects. Work in and coordinate co-sourced audits with external professional services firms.

• Senior Consultant / EY (Ernst & Young), Hamburg & Düsseldorf / June 2010 – June 2014

  Entry as a Consultant in 2010; since 2012 Senior Consultant. Consulting focus in Information Security, Data Privacy, IT audit and Enterprise Intelligence.