BIZERBA
“ But , we were hit and now we are learning from that and improving massively on every aspect . We are at a very good point – much better than we were a year ago , even though we had a good level . Now , ever since the attack , we are progressing faster than we ever thought we could .”
In fact , Dr Hürter grows discernibly excited when the topic of security is brought up , even admitting it is his “ favourite ” part of the job .
He uses the analogy of security being like a fence surrounding Bizerba , with a need to ensure it reaches the same height all the way around .
“ The risk appetite that our shareholders define is the fence height , and our shareholders want it pretty high ,” says Dr Hürter .
“ Our duty in IT is to ensure we have the same fence height everywhere in the company , and it ’ s the duty of my colleague , the Chief Information Security Officer , to watch over and inspect the fence .”
“Our strategic partners like HPE and All for One are bringing us to the next level , technology-wise , in our global ecosystem ”
CHRISTIAN HÜRTER DIRECTOR GLOBAL IT , BIZERBA
The importance of GPOs and IT-BRMs Bizerba ’ s Director Global IT is unequivocal in his assessment that his team must contribute to the value being added to business processes .
Facilitating this is the global process owner ( GPO ), defined by Deloitte as an individual who “ owns an end-to-end process across functional silos , geographic and business unit boundaries .”
Dr Hürter calls this “ absolutely crucial ” and says his team is working closely with Bizerba ’ s GPO through an IT Business Relationship Manager ( IT-BRM ), established at the beginning of last year .
He adds : “ The important thing is that the GPO and IT-BRM are in close contact , so the IT-BRM can understand and fulfil the needs of the GPO , and consult the GPO on their way of digitally transforming the business .”
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