MacHiel van der Wal

Machiel van der Wal is an accomplished professional in the field of cybersecurity and information technology, currently serving as CISO and Product Owner Cybersecurity at Equans Nederland since October 2022. With extensive experience at Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center Maastricht NV from June 2015 to December 2022, Machiel held multiple titles including Information Security Officer and Test Manager. Prior roles include Senior Test Specialist at Sogeti, Quality Assurance Specialist at Visma DBS, as well as a Test Engineer at Sogeti Netherlands B.V. and a self-employed consultant at Piranha IT. Machiel holds a Master of Science in IT Risk & Cyber Security Management from Antwerp Management School and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.