Andre is the Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Schneider Electric, where he is responsible for leading, animating and implementing the IT and OT cybersecurity programs for the Asia Pacific region.
Andre brings over 30 years of cyber experience, a SANS Technology Institute Master of Science in Information Security Management, and 18 major cybersecurity certifications. As Regional CISO for Schneider Electric, Andre’s mission is to continuously advance and mature the cybersecurity posture for his regional ecosystem of customers, partners and employees.
He adopts an approach of being constantly risk-informed while implementing defence-in-depth to ensure that cyber risks to Schneider Electric’s IT and OT systems are deterred, detected, and defused to the maximum extent possible.
Andre also serves as a Vice President of the Association of Information Security Professionals (AiSP), where he strives to advance the cybersecurity profession through a network of cross-border partnerships with other professional associations.