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Martin De Vries

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Chief Information Security Officer at VDL Groep
📍 ’s-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

Martin de Vries is a result-driven Chief Information Security Officer at VDL Groep and a nominee for the CISO of the Year Award 2025. He has an extensive background in security innovation, service management, and leading change in international environments, with degrees from Saxion and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

He is passionate about fostering innovation by mentoring startups and scale-ups in the FinTech, AgriFood, and Cyber Security sectors through programs at Rockstar and Startupbootcamp. Martin actively contributes to the broader security community by sharing knowledge and collaborating with other CISOs in the Eindhoven region.

He is a two-time speaker at the upcoming COSAC Security Conference 2026 and recently gave a keynote on the lessons learned from the TU/e cyber-attack.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
’s-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Cybersecurity Leadership
As a CISO of the Year 2025 nominee and leader at VDL Groep, he is focused on maturing security organizations and aligning risk management with business strategy.
Mentoring Startups
Actively mentors early-stage companies in FinTech and Cyber Security, helping them build secure and resilient products and services.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Information Security Officer
VDL Groep
3-2021 - 8-2025
Chief Information Security Officer
Eindhoven University of Technology
5-2020 - 4-2023
Mentor
Rockstart
10-2016 - 4-2023
Mentor
Startupbootcamp
10-2016 - 2-2021
Senior Information Security Officer
Rabobank
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Media appearances

Martin de Vries among best cybersecurity chiefs in country. Featured in Eindhoven University of Technology (CURSOR)
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Education
1993 - 1997
HBO
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
1998 - 2000
Post HBO
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
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