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Roel Wijnands

Critic · DISC type C
Chief Information Security Officer at Blinqx
📍 The Randstad, Netherlands

Roel is a strategic security executive with over 15 years of leadership in cyber resilience, risk management, and compliance across public and private sectors. As the CISO for Blinqx, he specializes in aligning security strategy with organizational goals. Colleagues describe him as a skilled, visionary, and supportive leader.

Outside of his executive role, Roel is passionate about strengthening the broader security community. He actively volunteers for connect2trust, a collaborative initiative to combat cyber threats, and has an interest in public sector security bodies like Europol, reflecting a commitment to safeguarding critical infrastructure.

Despite his C-level position, he dedicates time to hands-on volunteering, managing the Self Service Portal for the connect2trust initiative.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
The Randstad, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Roel shows up

ROI Driven
Negotiator
Critic

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Priorities

Topics Roel cares about

Cyber Resilience
He has a proven track record of designing and executing international cyber resilience programs to protect organizations from complex, cross-border threats.
Security & Compliance
He recently earned a Certified Cybersecurity Compliance Officer (CCCO) certification, underscoring his expertise in navigating complex regulatory environments.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Chief Information Security Officer
Blinqx
4-2023 - 11-2025
Chief Information Security Officer
Centric
7-2022 - 4-2023
Chief Information Security Officer (AI)
Centric
4-2022 - 12-2025
E&O Leader Security
Centric
9-2021 - 3-2022
Manager Information Security
Centric
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2003
ICT-beheer / ICT-beheerder
ID-College
1997 - 2001
VBO Niveau 4
Segwhaart de brug
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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