Willem Jan is an experienced manager with over 25 years of experience in advising and leading large programs. Since 2018, he has been responsible for leading the consulting activities of the Manufacturing Centre of Excellence at CGI Netherlands. He has worked with multiple companies in the process and discrete industries—including chemicals, food & feed, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and high-tech—to address the challenges of assessing risks and protecting businesses against cybersecurity threats in the operational/factory domain worldwide. Willem Jan and his team have experience in developing and globally delivering value propositions and services for OT cybersecurity, automation and optimization of manufacturing operations, and advanced industrial analytics.