Sebastiaan Guldentops

Sebastiaan Guldentops has a diverse work experience in the banking and risk management industry. Sebastiaan started their career at ABN AMRO Bank N.V., where they worked in the back office securities department. In 2004, they joined Fiducre as a Recovery Officer. In 2008, they moved to ING Belgium and took on the role of Operational Risk Manager before becoming an Enterprise Risk Manager. During their time at ING Belgium, they also acted as a project lead for various processes and received an international ING award for their successful strategic ERM program. In 2013, they joined ING Wholesale Banking in Russia as a Program Manager, responsible for the initiation phase of a strategic risk and process management program. Sebastiaan returned to ING Belgium in 2013 as an IT and Risk Manager in the Facility Management department. In 2016, Sebastiaan joined ING Bank France as the Head of Enterprise Risk Management. Finally, in 2018, they became the Head of Risk & Internal Control at Partenamut. Overall, Sebastiaan has a strong background in risk management and has held various leadership roles throughout their career.

Sebastiaan Guldentops completed the "Creating business value with big data and AI" degree program at Vlerick Business School from 2019 to 2020. Prior to this, in 2014, they attended Antwerp Management School for the Executive Masterclass COBIT, focusing on Information Technology. From 2000 to 2003, they studied finance and insurance at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, earning a bachelor's degree. Sebastiaan also obtained a license as a Private Investigator from SYNTRA Brussel between 2006 and 2008. Additionally, they have certifications in ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation and ISO/IEC 27001 Practitioner - Information Security Officer, completed in July 2021, from APMG International. There is no specific information available regarding their time spent at IIA-The Institute of Internal Auditors.