Bechara Kaddoum

Bechara is an entrepreneurial-spirited executive leader focused on Cybersecurity & unlocking its business value across all sectors.

Promoted to his current role as a Head of Cybersecurity for Telcos in EMEA & APAC, his responsibility is to build and grow an ecosystem of partnerships for Telefonica while engaging in product and marketing strategies.

Bechara has been a keynote speaker at several events worldwide, talking about cybersecurity and the telecom industry. He also wrote several articles and reports specialized in cybersecurity that have been published on several websites.

Prior to Telefonica, Bechara was the founder of BTK-Lebanon, a Lebanese-Based IT company that he sold in 2018.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Head of cybersecurity for Telco – EMEA & APAC, Telefonica, Spain, 2022 - Present

• Cybersecurity Business Executive EMEA & APAC, Telefonica, Spain, 2020 - 2022

• Founder of BTK-Lebanon, 2014 - 2018

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity Management, IE SST, Spain, 2022 - Present

• Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity Management, IE Business School, 2022 - Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Master in Cybersecurity, IE School of Science & Technology, 2018

• Bachelor in Information Technology, USEK, 2016