Umut Yilmaz

Umut Yilmaz currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Berner Kantonalbank AG since November 2023. In addition, Umut is a trainer and lecturer at Digicomp Academy and WISS Schulen für Wirtschaft Informatik Immobilien, specializing in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Swiss Data Privacy, and ISO 27001. Previous experience includes serving as the Information Security Officer at Bank WIR from March 2021 to October 2023 and holding various roles such as ICT Risk Manager and Service Manager at Universitätsspital Basel from February 2011 to February 2021. Early career experience includes working as an assistant in Software Center Leitung at SBB CFF FFS. Educational qualifications include an NDS HF in Head of IT Security & Risk Management from WISS Schulen and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW.