René Manz (Senior Manager) works in the IT Audit & Assurance department at dhpg. In this role, he supports and advises national and international companies as a certified data protection officer (TÜV®) on the requirements of the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). As a certified Information Security Officer (TÜV®), consulting on information security management systems (ISMS) in accordance with ISO / IEC 27001 is another focus of his activities.
After training as a bank clerk and completing a degree in business informatics at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, René Manz began his professional career as an IT and project auditor at a major savings bank. He then worked as a project and process organizer as well as a project manager and consultant at a medium-sized software manufacturer before joining dhpg in 2018.