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Northwave Cyber Security appoints Monique Dekker as President & COO
Utrecht, 29 July 2024
Northwave Cyber Security appoints Monique Dekker as President and Chief Operations Officer (COO). Monique Dekker (56) has been appointed as President and Chief Operations Officer of the European company, headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands, effective July 15.
Steven Dondorp, CEO and founder of Northwave: "Our international growth continues. More and more medium-sized and large companies and organisations entrust us with the care of their cyber security. This requires a focus on managing an increasingly complex operation. Monique Dekker's international experience (Amdocs, Accenture and IBM), her orientation towards connecting with the practice of our clients, and above all, her warm and direct leadership style make her the ideal person to entrust the management of the execution of our strategy."
Under the leadership of Steven Dondorp CEO, Monique Dekker and Sander Roosendaal, CFO, form the board of Northwave Cyber Security.
Monique Dekker: "Northwave works tirelessly to ensure the safety of its customers. Day and night and 365 days a year. We do this with more than 275 colleagues with a wide range of expertise. The threat landscape is constantly evolving. This requires us to continue to adapt our services to the latest developments. Ultimately, it's about protecting the digital backbone of businesses and organisations and the people involved. I am very aware of this responsibility.
Northwave is one of the largest cyber security companies in Europe that is fully owned by the management. A special company, with an excellent reputation. With its holistic approach, Northwave has been the market leader in the Benelux for years. Since 2019, the company has also achieved strong results in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition, Northwave has opened its doors to the Nordics in Stockholm. I look forward to working with all of Northwave's unique specialists to ensure the safety of our customers."
Northwave strives towards a safe digital journey. It achieves this through Computer Emergency Response Team activities (CERT), a Cyber Intelligence Department, an advanced Security Operations Center (SOC), ethical hackers and certification programs, among other things. The company also organises programs for cyber-secure behaviour and has services for complete security and privacy management. Northwave has been named one of the thousand fastest-growing companies in its sector in Europe by the Financial Times five years in a row.