Marianne is an experienced Information Security Professional and IT Leader, passionate about increasing business & cyber resilience. She is owner at Smartbit Security and currently Interim Head of Security (CISO) at Essent. Marianne has held senior security roles at Versuni, ANWB, Nationale-Nederlanden and Jumbo Supermarkten, where she focused on designing and optimizing security organizations and developing/executing security roadmaps. She specializes in building security programs that align with business objectives and drive measurable risk reduction. Marianne combines technical expertise with change management to embed lasting security awareness across organizations.