COLLEGE MEETING:
Today, the European Commission has decided to appoint Saad Kadhi to the function of Director for ‘Cybersecurity Service for the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies’ at the Directorate General for Digital Services (DG DIGIT). This Commission department is responsible for digital services supporting other Commission departments and EU institutions in their daily work. The date of effect will be determined later.
In his new role, Mr Kadhi, a French national, will leverage his extensive professional experience of over 25 years in the IT and cybersecurity sector. His strong management experience is coupled with a solid leadership capacity, excellent analytical, communication, as well as interpersonal skills. Throughout his career, he has consistently demonstrated his aptness to conceive innovative solutions to complex technical, operational and policy challenges, and he has successfully led the implementation of EU-level cybersecurity policies, and information and communication technologies.
Saad Kadhi has been heading the ‘Computer Emergency Response Team for EU institutions, bodies, and agencies’ (CERT-EU) since 2019, where he has provided highly valued cybersecurity services to a broad variety of EU structures. Mr Kadhi has also contributed to the conception of several significant policy initiatives, such as the EU Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade, the NIS2 directive, and the Cybersecurity Regulation. He has played a key role in handling several cyberattacks over the recent years.
Before joining the Commission, he was the Head of Computer Emergency Response Team at the French National Central Bank and gained several years of experience in the private sector, where, most notably, he helped build and enhance large-scale networks and cybersecurity infrastructures. Mr Kadhi is an engineer by training and holds a Master’s Degree in business management and administration.
Source – EU Commission