Author Profile

Steven Salaets is the CIO and executive vice president Global Security, Quality and Internal Audit at Rimini Street, a global provider of enterprise software support products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products.
 
As an innovative and forward-thinking senior executive with 20+ years of experience in Information Security, Compliance, Information Technology he is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction and execution of the Global IT Department as well as the Global Security, Quality and Internal Audit Departments.
 
Prior to joining Rimini Street Mr. Salaets held various management positions at Moody’s KMV and Wind River -- leading global standardization and integration projects, managing global teams across APAC, EMEA and the USA, defining enterprise architectural solutions and running global IT and security offices across the globe.
 
Mr. Salaets is a recognized leader in the security industry and has received several personal industry recognitions, including: Information Security Executive People's Choice Award Winner and Information Security Executive of the Decade Finalist.
 
Mr. Salaets received his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Groep-T, Leuven, Belgium.