Prof. Dr. Heinz-Dieter Schmelling
CSO, Portigon AG

Prof. Dr. Heinz-Dieter Schmelling

Heinz-Dieter Schmelling is Chief Security Officer at Portigon AG (legal successor of WestLB), a finanical service provider in particular with regard to the management of banking portfolios. His area of accountability as a CSO encompasses all functional arrays of corporate security globally including business continuity management and IAM. He is working in the financial sector for many years with management experience in core banking areas as well as IT.