Richard Skipsey
Global Product Manager – IT Products, TÜV Rheinland
Richard Skipsey has 20 years’ audit experience in information security and business continuity management systems (ISMS & BCMS). This includes implementing and auditing ISMS & BCMS in local governments, financial services and the manufacturing sector. Moreover, he gathered experience as a PCI DSS QSA, undertaking checks on payment card security in hospitality, retail, gaming, and the tech sector.
Previously, Richard worked at SGS for 10 years, managing global accreditations for IT standards, doubling the number of certificates and qualified auditors, developing and implementing new standards, as well as webinars and trainings on data privacy, business continuity, information and cloud security. He is a qualified auditor for ISO 27001, ISO 22301 and ISO 20000, plus sector-specific standards across multiple sectors. His role as Product Manager IT Standards at TÜV Rheinland includes developing and growing these IT standards, and sector-specific standards covering data security & data privacy.