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Mihai Petrov

Judge · DISC type Dc
Global Head of Application Security at Carrefour România
📍 Bucharest, Romania

Mihai Petrov is the IT Director and CISO at Carrefour România, leading enterprise-wide transformation with a focus on cybersecurity, risk, and AI. He holds an MBA from The Open University and a CIPP/E certification. Colleagues describe him as sharp, strategic, and a professional with strong leadership skills, adept at seeing the whole picture.

Outside of his technology leadership role, Mihai is dedicated to personal development. He has a keen interest in languages and is actively learning Greek as a hobby, having recently earned a B1 level certification. He has also completed certifications in public speaking for non-native English speakers.

He is learning Greek as a hobby and earned his B1 language certification in 2025.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Application Security
Location
Bucharest, Romania
Personality Overview

How Mihai shows up

Generally Skeptic
Objective Thinker
Quality Focused

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Mihai cares about

AI & Cybersecurity
His headline and recent posts highlight a focus on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, threat intelligence, and enterprise risk management.
Enterprise Transformation
He leads large-scale modernization and digital transformation initiatives at Carrefour, with a focus on enabling growth while managing risk and resilience.
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Career

Work history

1-2024 - 2-2026
Global Head of Application Security
Carrefour România
1-2024
Executive Education, Corporate Training & Speaking (Selective Engagements)
Various Companies
7-2023
Advisory Board Member
IDC
10-2022 - 1-2024
IT Director - Data Science
Carrefour România
10-2021 - 6-2022
IT Director - Financial Systems (ad-interim)
Carrefour România
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Media appearances

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Education
2010 - 2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Open University
2003 - 2008
Master of Science (MS)
Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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