European CISO of the Year 2024 | Visionary Cybersecurity Leader & Executive Coach

I help organisations transform the way they think about cybersecurity — shifting from compliance & controls to culture & resilience.

With over 20 years of experience in information and cybersecurity, I’ve built and led global programs that fuse strategic vision with pragmatic delivery, pairing academic insight with real-world leadership. As a coach and trainer, I’m passionate about turning cybersecurity professionals into trusted business leaders.

📌 What I bring to the table:
•	Recognised as European CISO of the Year 2024, reinforcing my credibility as a top-tier practitioner.
•	A track record of designing and delivering global infosec programmes and teams, driving measurable business impact and fostering organisational transformation.
•	A unique intersection of leadership, organisational behaviour and cybersecurity culture — enabling companies to embed security into their DNA rather than treating it as an add-on.
•	A dynamic speaker and trainer praised for authenticity, inspiration and pragmatism — my sessions blend storytelling, research and leadership lessons to engage diverse audiences and bridge cultural/organisational divides.
•	A mindset of “yes!” to innovation and change — challenging the status quo and driving transformation beyond traditional boundaries.

🔍 How I can help you:
Whether you are looking for a strategic executive to lead cybersecurity through complex change, a coach who can elevate your leadership in a cyber context, or a speaker/trainer who can engage senior teams and multiply their impact — I bring the experience, the network, and the dedication to make it happen.

Let’s connect if you’re seeking a visionary executive or coach who can orchestrate cutting-edge cybersecurity strategy, embed innovation and resilience in your organisation, and help elevate your people and culture for sustained success in today’s digital landscape.

Certified as: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CSX-P, CDPSE, CCT, C|EH, E|CSA, L|PT, C|CISO, C|HFI, C|NDA, CIPP/e, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, CCSP, CCSK, S-ISME, S-DPP, C31000, PCS, SABSA

I am a Cybersecurity Rockstar!

Patric Versteeg

Nozomi Networks

VP - EMEA

Head of Sales - EMEA

Director - Middle East, Africa and Russia

Cisco

Cyber Security Lead - UAE Enterprise

Stealthwatch Lead MEAR

Lancope

Responsible for Cisco Cyber Threat Defence / StealthWatch Channel sales across the Middle East, Africa, CIS and Asia Pacific.

Director Channel Sales - Emerging Markets & Asia Pacific

Initially based in Stockholm and responsible for up the Swedish Security team. Cisco Sweden had the fastest growing Security revenue in the world during my tenure.

Transferred to London with the responsibility for the security practice in the UK&I Enterprise and Transformational Accounts segment.

Cyber Security Lead - Sweden / Enterprise UK&I

Lead the the Stockholm regional team, consisting of myself, one TBM and one ISAM. 

The account based turnover grew over 80% during my tenure.

Account Manager

Responsibilities included account management, partner and business development as well as technology evangelism. 

I twice assumed the parallel role of Distribution Account Manager  as the role was temporarily vacant. I was responsible for the relationship and Cisco related turnover of the two largest distributors in Sweden: Ingram Micro and TechData.

Territory Market Manager

Cisco graduate trainee program based out of Cisco HQ in Amsterdam.

CSAP - Cisco Graduate Trainee Program

Swedish Armed Forces

Royal Swedish Commandos

Posesses in-depth knowledge of how businesses can extract value from Information Technology through consultative engagements. Specialised in top/bottom line growth, team management, strategy creation, implementing a sense of urgency in the business and substantially increasing market share participation of global IT firms.

Deep level of technical knowledge across Cyber Security and Enterprise Networking.

Well connected & respected across clients and suppliers across Scandinavia, UK and MEAR. Solid business acumen gained from roles in Stockholm Sweden, Amsterdam Netherlands, London City UK and Middle East, Russia CIS and Africa. 

Global outlook lived and worked in a multitude of countries, extensively travelled.

Highly articulate, thrive with 'impossible challenges'​, emotionally intelligent and well educated (University of Lund Msc & Ba, Technische Unversity, Berlin).

Specialties: Team management, building and recruitment. Consultative sales. Selling to (global) clients within a complex matrix environment. Creation of a high performance sales culture. Management of disperse teams, management of sales & business development functions. 

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