Analyst Profile
Bart Willemsen
VP Analyst
5 years at Gartner
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12 years industry experience
Netherlands
Roles and Responsibilities
Bart Willemsen is a VP Analyst with focus on privacy, risk management and all privacy-related challenges in an international context. He is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) with a broad and in-depth history of experience across industries. With detailed knowledge of privacy worldwide, he is also proficient in security and risk management strategy and dabbles with ethics in digital society. Certified in both the security and privacy areas (CISM, CISA, CIPP/E, and CIPM), and with FIP accreditation, Mr. Willemsen brings broad, multidisciplinary knowledge and best practices to his clients.
Bart Willemsen's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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Panel Discussion: 2021 Post-US Election Strategy – Risk and Opportunities for the C-Suite
03 December 2020
On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars
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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
20 September 2021 - 22 September 2021
Upcoming Gartner Events
Background
Previous Experience
Mr. Willemsen's previous job responsibility included implementing, auditing and overseeing integral privacy and security programs and compliance strategies for holding companies and their subsidiaries. He has worked for over 13 years at various international businesses, and was a (Chief) Privacy and Security Officer. He represented multiple companies as a member in the Dutch National PT Board working party for information management and the privacy workgroup and was involved in consultation rounds for previous European data protection legislation.
Professional Background
Connexxion , Privacy and Security Officer, 11 years
Transdev , Privacy and Security Officer, 2 years
Education
B.A., (B-ICT) Business Informatics, Information Security, Wageningen and EPBS
B.A., (B-ICT) IT Management, E3 Maastricht
Languages
Dutch
English
