Yonatan Lipschitz Email & Phone Number

Trusted Cyber Security Advisor and Business Development Executive servicing EMEA specifically France, Benelux , Southern Europe and Africa

Israel

Program Director

Israel

Israel

Altria Israel is a subsidiary of Altria, an American Fortune 200 company .Operates worldwide and is headquartered in United States.• Responsible for defining and directing IT and Cyber Security strategy at Altria Israel • Worked directly with key internal and external stakeholders to meet business objectives• Responsible for managing the annual budget of millions of US Dollars• Defined and implemented SLA’s and management metrics resulting in 90% improvement in customer service and satisfaction.• Management of Infrastructure, Applications, DevOps and Helpdesk teams• Managed all stages of complex multi-disciplinary projects across multiple departments• Re-engineering of process, procedures and implementation of systems and platforms to almost eliminate downtime and improve cyber security• Responsible for IT and Cyber security strategy development and execution of projects aligned to the implementation of the strategy.• Architected and managed migration from on premise to Microsoft Office 365 cloud services including Exchange, Teams, CRM and AD resulting in 99% reduction in downtime and flexibility for the business.• Developed and executed a comprehensive risk identification and mitigation process and the implementation of an Information Security Management system (ISMS).• Restructured the IT and Security department and defined clear roles and responsibilities which resulted in increased productivity and reduced conflict within the team.• Built strong working relationships with the Altria teams in the US, resulting in smoother faster delivery times and reduce red tape.• Managed IT Operations and high touch Helpdesk for Israel and Las Vegas Office• Directed Cyber Security for Altria Israel• Managed a team 20 - 30 IT Staff, Contractors and Vendors• Designed, developed and implemented general controls and cyber security framework based on hybrid of NIST and ISO 27001

Sunninghill South Africa

Adcorp Holdings is a large enterprise in South Africa, with a turnover of $1.15 billion and listed on the South African Stock Exchange (JSE). Offering workforce management, resourcing solutions as well as, permanent recruitment and selection solutions.Assumed role in order to salvage group business intelligence project from delivery problems.• Oversaw large team of developers, business analysts and subject matter experts.• Established channels of communication between business and IT which was almost non existent• Direction and leadership of multiple complex projects across multiple companies• Creation of BI strategy aligning to strategic business objectives• Creation and leadership of an effective, collaborative and engaged technical team• Understand and translate customer business requirements into technical requirements.• Created a unified Business Intelligence platform across 21 companies and disparate systems which provided executive and middle management with a view into all business units and companies within the group

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Founder and visionary of company.Development and marketing of LogicSMS messaging platform.Development and marketing of vehicle tracking system for the South African Taxi industry.

Midrand South Africa

Head hunted to head up the Microsoft software development division.Responsible for 50 IT professionals and 20 projects. Role included: Sales, customer proposals, Budgeting, Delivery management, financial management and Human Resource management.

Sandton

Bespoke Software Development

Masters In Business Leadership (Mbl), Information Technology, Incomplete Dissertation

Course work completed (3 years study and examinations)

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Information Technology, Psychology

Diploma In Datametrics, Computer Software Engineering