ISACA Welcomes Earlier Board Chair Chris Dimitriadis as Very first Chief World wide Approach Officer

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–(Business WIRE)–Extensive-time ISACA member, volunteer and earlier board chair Chris Dimitriadis has stepped into a new ISACA leadership purpose as the very first main world-wide approach officer at the worldwide tech affiliation and discovering organization.

In his position, Dimitriadis will lead attempts to constantly align ISACA’s tactic with the transforming requires of its users, chapters and industries all over the environment. As portion of this, he will employ new strategic initiatives at a world level incorporating fields these as cybersecurity, assurance, privateness, hazard and know-how governance towards making worth out of digital believe in. Furthermore, Dimitriadis will drive forward a multi-12 months plan for increasing ISACA’s influence about the environment, focusing on the demands of just about every area and the 188 countries in which ISACA is current.

“Digital believe in is a vital enabler of the planet economic climate, as rising technologies proliferate more quickly than ever, in the direction of worth creation for companies and people,” explained Dimitriadis. “I am honored to be a part of ISACA in this new job and to function with our world group, as ISACA is shaping the long term of the professions that we serve.”

Dimitriadis began his career in cybersecurity a lot more than 20 many years ago, and most not too long ago served as Group CEO at INTRALOT, a global gaming answers supplier and operator, next roles as Group Main Solutions and Shipping and delivery Officer, Team Director of Engineering Functions, and Group Director of Information Security. He has a Ph.D. in information safety, a degree in Electrical and Personal computer Engineering and holds ISACA’s CISA, CRISC and CISM certifications, as well as 6 world awards. Dimitriadis also served as a member of the Permanent Stakeholders Group (PSG) of the European Cybersecurity Company (ENISA) from 2012 to 2015.

Dimitriadis, who commenced his journey with ISACA in 2003 soon after remaining inspired to obtain the CISA certification, served on the ISACA board of directors for 10 a long time, which include as board chair from 2015-2017. He has volunteered on quite a few ISACA committees and doing work groups more than the a long time. Moreover, Dimitriadis received ISACA’s 2014 Presidents Award and 2013 John W. Lainhart IV Widespread System of Expertise Award.

“Chris’s precious blend of knowledge, leadership, and institutional know-how, along with his enthusiasm for ISACA’s mission and the local community we provide all-around the world, makes him uniquely positioned to travel ISACA and our international skilled group forward,” claimed David Samuelson, ISACA CEO. “I look forward to his contributions in engaging in meaningful techniques with our community users, shaping and driving ISACA approach, and expanding our organization’s influence and world wide relevance.”

Dimitriadis joins other senior leaders at ISACA who have joined the affiliation in the past two a long time, like a new chief membership officer, chief product or service officer, main technologies officer and main economic officer soon after Samuelson’s arrival as CEO. Master a lot more about ISACA’s complete leadership workforce below: www.isaca.org/why-isaca/management-and-governance/government-crew. Read Dimitriadis’ ISACA Now weblog article to master far more about his standpoint on his new purpose, critical priorities and journey with ISACA.

About ISACA

For much more than 50 a long time, ISACA® (www.isaca.org) has equipped folks with awareness, credentials, education and community to development their professions and rework their corporations, and enabled enterprises to educate and create high-quality groups. ISACA is a world-wide expert association and learning firm with far more than 150,000 users who do the job in information and facts protection, governance, assurance, danger and privacy to generate innovation as a result of technological innovation, and a presence in 188 countries, like extra than 220 chapters around the globe. In 2020, ISACA introduced A person In Tech, a philanthropic foundation.