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Sjef Sipers

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Director IT Business Relations - GEA Group at GEA Group
📍 Eijsden, Limburg, Netherlands

Sjef Sipers is the Director of IT Business Relations at GEA Group, specializing in digital transformation and innovation. With experience managing budgets up to €10 million and teams of 100, he holds an MBA and CISM certification. Colleagues describe him as resilient, proactive, and a pragmatic team manager.

He possesses deep, certified expertise in data privacy, having held several Data Protection Officer roles before stepping into his current broader IT leadership position.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Director IT Business Relations - GEA Group
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Eijsden, Limburg, Netherlands
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Digital Transformation
His professional focus is on advising and leading companies through digital transformations and innovations, as stated in his personal summary.
Data Privacy & GDPR
Has an extensive background as a Privacy Officer and holds multiple certifications, including CIPP/E and Certified Information Security Manager.
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Career

Work history

9-2020
Director IT Business Relations - GEA Group
GEA Group
5-2018 - 11-2019
Interim Privacy Officer - GDPR
Limbourg & Partners
7-2017 - 12-2017
GDPR Privacy Officer - GDPR Program Manager
FTE Groep
11-2016 - 2-2017
Privacy Officer - Data Protection Officer
Risse Holding BV
6-2016 - 3-2017
Data Protection Officer (DPO) - Privacy Officer
The Privacy Factory
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Education
1989 - 1992
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hasselt University
2018 - 2019
Certified Information Security Manager
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
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