Julian Osborne

Chief Information Security Officer

Julian Osborne is the Chief Information Security Officer at Volkswagen Group UK Ltd, a position he has held since January 2014.1 He is an experienced information security professional with over 24 years of experience in evaluating, developing, implementing, managing, and securing organizations.1

Career Highlights

Current Roles:
- Chief Information Security Officer at Volkswagen Group UK Ltd (since January 2014)
- Chief Information Security Officer - EU National Sales Companies at Volkswagen AG (since January 2021)
- CISO Governing Body Member at Evanta, a Gartner Company (since February 2019)
- International Advisory Board member for CCISO at EC-Council (since May 2020)
Previous Positions:
- Information Security and Risk Manager at Volkswagen Group UK Ltd (July 2013 - January 2014)
- Group IT Manager & Information Security Officer at IMS MAXIMS (December 2010 - July 2013)
- UK IT Manager & Senior Technical Architect at IMS MAXIMS (January 2003 - December 2010)

Education and Certifications

B.Eng in Electronic Engineering from the University of Leeds (1991 - 1995)
Holds several certifications, including IEC/ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CRISC, CISM, and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)

Julian is passionate about educating and improving awareness of information security and data protection across teams and organizations. He is also a regular guest speaker at Information Security events.1