Volker Schwarz

Volker Schwarz, CISSP, currently serves as the Group Chief Information Officer at GKN Automotive, where employment commenced in January 2024. Prior to this role, Volker Schwarz was with Rheinmetall from January 2019 to December 2023, first as the Managing Director of Rheinmetall IT Solutions GmbH and then as Corporate Chief Information Officer, successfully integrating IT and Digital departments into a centrally managed function. Additional experience includes positions at DK IT Services AG, Diethelm Keller Management AG, KTG Gruppe, and Baker Hughes, where Volker Schwarz held various roles from Senior Manager of Information Security and Compliance to Technical Support Engineer. Volker Schwarz's educational background includes degrees from AKAD University, the University of Maryland Global Campus, and Berufsakademie Göttingen/Braunschweig, culminating in an engineering degree in Data Engineering.