Frederic Georgel
Cybersecurity, Risk, Technology, Transformation,
56 years old
Montréal (H9S 4Y4) Canada (Québec)
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
Natural Leader and Influencer, Solutions & Result-Oriented Executive, Recognized for Successfully Managing Complex Business and Technology Challenges. Over 20 years experience in Technology Team Management, Architecture and Risk, Cybersecurity, Governance, Compliance, Business Transformation and Program Management, International Experience (Europe and North America)
Experienced in the following fields: Telecommunications, Financial Services, Transportation, Aeronautics, Space and Defense, Entertainment, Public Administration.
Author of BestSeller books about IT Governance & IT Management
Career:
2018
Senior Director, Information Security (CISO)
(Cogeco) - Canada / US
2016
Stream Lead, GRC Project
(CN) - Canada
2014
Senior Consultant IT Security
(Cirque du Soleil) - Canada / US
2012
Director, IT Security Engineering
(Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2011
Director, IT Security Architecture
(Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2010
Team Lead, IT Compliance and Security
(Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2007
Senior Advisor, IT Compliance
(Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2004
Senior Consultant, IT Management & Governance
(Nudata, Smurfit Group, Kenzo, ...) - Europe
1999
Founder and CEO
(Hypsoneack) - Europe
1997
Director, Corporate Digital Publication
(Conseil General des Bouches-du-Rhône) - Europe
1992
Manager, Software Integration and Support
(Orkis) - Europe
Experienced in the following fields: Telecommunications, Financial Services, Transportation, Aeronautics, Space and Defense, Entertainment, Public Administration.
Author of BestSeller books about IT Governance & IT Management
Career:
2018
Senior Director, Information Security (CISO)
(Cogeco) - Canada / US
2016
Stream Lead, GRC Project
(CN) - Canada
2014
Senior Consultant IT Security
(Cirque du Soleil) - Canada / US
2012
Director, IT Security Engineering
(Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2011
Director, IT Security Architecture
(Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2010
Team Lead, IT Compliance and Security
(Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2007
Senior Advisor, IT Compliance
(Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2004
Senior Consultant, IT Management & Governance
(Nudata, Smurfit Group, Kenzo, ...) - Europe
1999
Founder and CEO
(Hypsoneack) - Europe
1997
Director, Corporate Digital Publication
(Conseil General des Bouches-du-Rhône) - Europe
1992
Manager, Software Integration and Support
(Orkis) - Europe
Senior Director, Information Security (CISO)
Cogeco
July 2018
to January 2021
North America (Canada / US)
- Recruited World Class Talent (23 resources), 16 of which within first 3 months of approval
- Approval of the Cybersecurity Management Model by CTO, CIO, CFO and Board within 6 months of nomination
- Deployed Security Frameworks at the Strategic, Tactical and Operational Levels (NSIT / FAIR / CIS / ITIL / MaGMa) within 1 year
- Delivered Security Program, Project and Activities to Roadmap Milestones in addition to Unplanned 360 project contributions delivered to business projects in 2019.
- Build and Deploy Fusion Center (Soc Next Generation) with Chronicle, Forseti Security, Splunk, Qualys, Cortex, Terraform, Ansible, Crowdstrike
- Implemented Cloud Security and DevSecOps practice throughout the Google Cloud Platform (adoption rate of 100% in 1 year)
- Deployed Secure Coding Practice (Processes & Tools)
- First known Cybersecurity team fully gender-balanced on day 1 in Canada
- All team members Certified Itil Foundation, Google Cloud Platform Fundamental, and Agile within 12 months.
- Voted Best Team with Mobilization rate (83%) in 2020 within the organisation
- Build and Deploy Development Security Team for Advance Security Application Development
- Rebuilt Cybersecurity Framework and Practices, Updated Policies and Standards
- Innovative Awareness campaign deployed (videos, posters)
- Design and Deploy Bespoke Automated Incident Response Solution
- Increase the efficiency and responsiveness of Operational Security Center (Fusion Center) by 100%
- Increase detection capability increased by more than 300% in 1 year
- Chairman of Cybersecurity Governance Committee
- Member of Canadian Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
- Member of Cablelabs Security Group
Company Description
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian telecommunications and media company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves residential and commercial customers through various subsidiaries. The company provides cable television, telephone, and Internet connectivity services to consumers in parts of Ontario, Quebec, and some regions of the United States.
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