Tom is currently the Chief Information Security Officer for Bane NOR, the infrastructure manager for the Norwegian railway. The focus of his security function is to set the global requirements, drive the strategic security roadmap, support the business with solutions, manage the Security function and monitor security maturity and performance. More importantly, he is a trusted advisor for the business stakeholders driving a risk based approach to protecting the crown jewels.
Tom has previously held other security leadership roles at process and technology companies like Intertek, Telenor Group, Hydro, as well as 15 years leading the security practice at PwC. where he has performed several complex projects to implement and improve companies information security management systems, most of being in companies with IT/OT interfaces. He focus on ensuring information security is discussed on a business level and aligned with business strategies to support business agility.
Tom is a strong advocate of cross company and industry collaboration within the cybersecurity industry where he is on the Board of Directors for Information Security Forum, member of the CyberEdBoard, founding partner of the Norwegian CCIS and has actively driven collaboration networks throgh ISF for the last 30 years.
