Pepi Sompolou

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT PEPI SOMPOLOU

Gained my first degree in Business Administration and Management in 2006 and my MSc in Statistics, Data Analysis and Actuarial-Financial Mathematics in 2009. I had the opportunity to work for Citi Bank involved in a range of processes and procedures, where I gained diverse and valuable experience during my first steps in banking sector. For 13+ years I worked for HSBC Bank, being involved in various projects in several departments of the Bank. Through my studies and working experience I had developed communication skills and became self-motivated, proactive, conscientious and able to deal with tight deadlines and work independently, expanding my organizing abilities. Thus, especially during the last years in HSBC, skills such as multi-tasking and team working have been also enhanced. I have enriched my knowledge in Risk Management Area and for 7 years I was double-hatted Manager, being Business Continuity Country Coordinator and also Information Security Country Generalist. Starting from March 2018, I had my role as Security Risk Manager, belonging to Security Risk Department of Risk Area-under CRO. My basic role context had to do with Business Continuity Management/ Contingency Risk, Information Security Risk, Insider Risk and Operational Risk Framework. Responsible for GDPR issues/ requirements in relation to Information Security Risk domain in line with Regional ISR guidelines and work closely with Head of Regional Security Risk team re the 2LoD oversight for Insider Risk/ Vetting. Involved in major Information Security Governance & Standards policies and procedures, focus on Risk Assessments & also Internal Controls, using Organization skills. I joined UCI on Sep20 as Quality Assurance Manager and since Jan21, I was the Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance and DPO of the company -responsible also for AML, Compliance, Data Protection, Controls & ISO27001_Information Security. The next step was the role of Director of Information Security, CISO in Pancreta Bank - responsible for Cybersecurity Strategy, ISO 27001 implementation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and Security risks, Cybersecurity learning program to all Staff, Cyber Risk Insurance, Information Security Management System Framework, etc