Olivier RUFF - EMBA

Olivier RUFF has over 20 years of work experience in various roles within the IT and cybersecurity industry. Their most recent position is as the Cyber Security Lead and CTO at RNTrust Group, where they lead a team of security consultants and develops offerings related to PKI, Certificate Lifecycle Management, Smart Card Management, Digital Signature, and Blockchain. Olivier also strengthens the company's Go-To-Market strategy and empowers the sales team to qualify and pursue opportunities.

Before joining RNTrust Group, Olivier worked at NetIQ as the VP of Professional Services, managing pre-sales activities, customer support operations, and conducting research for Proof of Concept of technical solutions. Olivier also identified and pursued business development opportunities to contribute to the company's business goals. Prior to that, they worked for the Paris City Council as an IAM Consultant, where they were responsible for identity and access management.

Olivier also has experience as an Owner of Swoop IN, where they administered various IT functions such as security consulting, audit, desktop management, and ERP implementation. Olivier oversaw system development, maintenance, and troubleshooting, as well as provided training to subordinates. Olivier also served as the VP of Professional Services at Recro-net, Consultant and Contingent Worker at Thales, and Internatonnal Pre-Sales at OpenTrust.

Additionally, Olivier had roles at NetIQ as a Consultant and Pre-Sales Consultant, where they facilitated pre-sales presentations, RFI/RFP replies, and Proof of Concept for various identity and access management solutions. Olivier also worked at Orange Business Services as a Security Project Manager and Partitiel as an Assistant CTO.

Overall, Olivier RUFF has a diverse background in IT, cybersecurity, and management, with a focus on developing and implementing secure solutions and driving business growth.

Olivier RUFF - EMBA has a diverse education history. In 1986, they obtained a CPECF degree in Accounting from the Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance. In 1992, they pursued further education and earned a BTS degree in Informatique de Gestion from the same institution. Moving forward, in 2005, Olivier RUFF - EMBA completed Certified Novell Instructor (CNI) training at Novell Training.

More recently, from 2017 to 2019, Olivier RUFF - EMBA attended Hult International Business School and obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree specializing in Business Administration and Management, General.

Furthermore, they have received additional certifications, including the CyberRes-IGA Certified Presales Engineer (MFCPE) from Micro Focus, which they achieved in July 2022.