Erik Guldentops (born ca. 1941) is a Belgian

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and management consultant, who was

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at SWIFT and Executive Professor at

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, known for his work on IT governance.

Biography

Guldentops started his

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study at the 1960 at the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwcollege in Antwerpen, where he graduated in economics in 1967. In 1969 he proceeded to study

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at the Karel De Grote Hogeschool, where he graduated in 1971. Subsequently after another year at the

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven (or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. It conducts teaching, research, and services in computer science, engineering, natural sciences, theology, humanities, medicine, l ...

, he received a Post-graduate degree in computer science.Profile Erik Guldentops at linkedin.com. Accessed 7 October 2013. Guldentops started his career at the

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(SWIFT) in 1974 as Chief Inspector, and was Director Information Security from 1996 to 2001. From 1993 to 2001 he was also Vice President Research at the

ISACA ISACA is an international professional association focused on IT (information technology) governance. On its IRS filings, it is known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, although ISACA now goes by its acronym only.

(Information Systems Audit and Control Association). In 1998 he was appointed Executive Professor at the

. Since his retired in 2010, he is Visiting Lecturer at the Antwerp Management School. In 2009 he also had started his own consultancy firm. Guldentops has been member of the

International Federation for Information Processing The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a global organisation for researchers and professionals working in the field of computing to conduct research, develop standards and promote information sharing. Established in 196 ...

IFIP TC11 WG11.5. In 2000 Guldentops received the 2000 J.Lainhart Award for "his impact on the profession’s Common Body of Knowledge", and in 2005 the J.Wasserman Award for "his overall contribution to the IT Audit profession."IT Governance by Erik Guldentops : Presentation Thursday 20 September 2012
at ''confenis2012.be''. Accessed 7 October 2013.

Selected publications

Guldentops authored and co-authored several publications. Books: * 2002. ''Integrity, internal control and security in information systems : connecting governance and technology : IFIP TC11/WG11.5 fourth working conference on integrity and internal control in information systems, November 15–16, 2001, Brussels, Belgium''. With Michael Gertz and Leon Strous (eds.) Articles, a selection: * Van Grembergen, Wim, Steven De Haes, and Erik Guldentops.
Structures, processes and relational mechanisms for IT governance
" Strategies for information technology governance 2.004 (2004): 1-36.

References

External links

Erik Guldentops
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