MARCOS SEMOLA
CISM ◦ CIPM ◦ CDPSE ◦ PCI-DSS ◦ PDPP ◦ ISO27K®LA ◦ CCISO
Global IT, CISO, and GRC executive with 30+ years leading enterprise security, digital risk, and technology transformation
across energy, professional services, and multinational enterprises. Proven track record scaling cybersecurity businesses, leading global teams at Accenture, EY, Shell, SLB and Atos, protecting multi-billion-dollar operations, and advising Fortune 500 boards and C-suites on cybersecurity, privacy, AI governance, and digital trust.
Deep expertise in enterprise risk management, business and cyber resilience, IT/OT convergence, data privacy, cloud
security, AI risk governance, and regulatory compliance. Currently completing Harvard Business School's Generative AI
Strategy and Execution program, deepening focus on the intersection of AI and cybersecurity.
The constant across every role: translating technical complexity into board-level decisions. Not threat reports, outcomes. Not compliance checkboxes, resilience and business trust.
