Corporate Information Security Roundtable

Clemens Birke

Head of IT Security & Risk Management
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

Clemens joined Dräger as Head of System Change Management in 2011 after holding consultancy and technical specialist positions for IT provider and consultancy companies for over 16 years. In 2013 Clemens changed into the position Head of ERP Basis & UPM. In this role, he was responsible for Dräger’s worldwide ERP IT operation, provider control and the SAP Identity and Access mangement. In addition, he coordinated IT security tests and technical auditing activities within the Dräger ERP IT environment. In April 2021 Clemens took over his current role as Head of IT Security & Risk Management for the Dräger Group worldwide. His focus is the coordination of the global IT security activities such as running the Security Operation Center, SIEM services and the IT vulnerability management. Beyond this, his team drives the international information security awareness campaigns, the IT risk management and the preparation and testing for IT disaster recovery scenarios.