Wim Bartsoen

Wim Baertsoen, Chief Digital Security Officer at Securitas is an experienced information security leader with approximately 25 years of experience in information security. At Securitas Group he is the “Chief Digital Security Officer”. In this role, Mr Bartsoen has overall responsibility for the definition and execution of the digital security strategy across the group. This includes, but is not limited to ensuring that the Securitas group continuously strengthens its cyber resilience posture across all entities where it operates.

Work Experience:

• Securitas Group
  • Head of Architecture, Chief Digital Security Officer Jan 2023 -
  • Chief Digital Security OfficerChief Digital Security Officer Sep 2018 - Feb 2023
• CoESS - Confederation of European Security Services - Chairman of the Monitoring & Remote Surveillance Committee Dec 2022 -
• BNP Paribas Fortis -
  • Head of Cyber Defence, Data Protection & Privacy and Awareness Sep 2016 -
  • Head of 'Information Security Governance, Norms, Monitoring and Control' Jan 2013 - Sep 2016
  • IT Risk & Security Portfolio Manager Sep 2010 - Dec 2012
  • IT Business Information Security Officer Jul 2009 - Sep 2010
  • Program Manager Information Security Oct 2007 - Jul 2009
• Solvay Lifelong Learning | Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management
  • Topic leader, Freelance Jan 2020 -
  • Guest lecturer Jan 2015 -
• HOWEST University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen) - Guest lecturer Mar 2016 - Sep 2018
• Febelfin - Chairman of the information security work group Jan 2014 - Sep 2018
• Prospero Events Group - Conference Speaker Jun 2016
• Accenture
  • Manager Mar 2005 - Sep 2007
  • Consultant Sep 2001 - Mar 2005
  • Analyst Nov 1999 - Sep 2001
• AIESEC - Exchange 1994 - 1998

Education

• KU Leuven - Postgraduate in Big Data & Analytics, Economy & Management 2017 - 2017
• The SABSA institute - SABSA Foundation 2015 - 2015
• Vlerick Business School - business strategy in action 2015 - 2015
• ISC2 - CISSP, Information Security Oct 2004 - Nov 2004
• University of Antwerp (Belgium) - Master in Business Engineering, Management, Economics, Computer Sciences Sep 1993 - Sep 1999
• Instituto Superior de Gestão - Gestao, Management 1998 - 1999
• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo - Mendoza, Argentina - Spanish, Facultad de Filosofia y Letras Aug 1996 - Sep 1996
• Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Lourdescollege Edegem - Latijn-Wiskunde 1986 - 1992