Florian Jörgens initially developed his professional interest in information technology in 2002.
Whilst working as an IT specialist for system integration at T-Systems International GmbH, in application and system support he earned his BSc. in Business Information Systems.
Gaining further experience in IT auditing at PricewaterhouseCoopers and completing a MSc. in IT Management, Florian Jörgens then worked for E.ON in Essen as a manager leading information security for their entire German sales organization.
In March 2019, as Chief Information Security Officer at LANXESS AG in Cologne, he took over holistic responsibility for the Group's information security.
Today, Florian Jörgens is Chief Information Security Officer of the Vorwerk Group. Additionally, he is active as a keynote speaker, lecturer, author and research assistant at various universities. Furthermore, he gives expert lectures on the topics of information security, awareness and cyber security.
Florian Jörgens was awarded the Digital Leader Award in the category "Cyber-Security" by CIO magazine in September 2020.
The Pop in My Job
We are in a situation where companies are not asking "if" they will be attacked, but "when" and how they will be prepared. This is therefore a very topical issue. This and the certainty that every training measure also helps our employees in their private lives motivate me anew every day.