Executive record
Jochen Stechert
Jochen Stechert is Director of Information Technology & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Munich Security Conference. The appointment was announced on September 21, 2026, per securityconference.org.
Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer at Dehner, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Jochen Stechert, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Source: securityconference.org ↗ · Move record
Before September 2026· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer at Dehner
Named in the announcement of the Munich Security Conference appointment · Source: securityconference.org ↗
The appointment
Announced September 21, 2026 · Source: securityconference.org ↗ · Move record
Jochen Stechert joined the Munich Security Conference on September 15, 2026, as Director of Information Technology & CISO, leading the MSC's newly established standalone IT unit and overseeing strategic technology development and information security. He previously served as CISO at Dehner, one of Europe's largest garden-center retail chains, for five years.
The company: Munich Security Conference
- Sector
- Education & Nonprofit
- Region
- Europe
- Company record
- Who runs security at Munich Security Conference: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Education & Nonprofit whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Jochen Stechert's, nearest first. The Education & Nonprofit bench
Jordan Wilson, Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Kansas State University
Jeremy Rosenberg, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
David Raymond, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Virginia Tech
Les McCollum II, Chief Information Security Officer at Howard University
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 1 month since the appointment was announced (September 21, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 24, 2026
- Education & Nonprofit in 2026
- 7 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.
Questions about Jochen Stechert
- Who is the CISO of Munich Security Conference?
- Jochen Stechert is Director of Information Technology & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Munich Security Conference. The appointment was announced on September 21, 2026, per securityconference.org.
- When did Jochen Stechert become CISO of Munich Security Conference?
- The appointment was announced on September 21, 2026, per securityconference.org. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Jochen Stechert work before Munich Security Conference?
- Before the appointment, Jochen Stechert was Chief Information Security Officer at Dehner, according to the announcement (securityconference.org).
Sources
- 1.securityconference.org ↗: the appointment at Munich Security Conference, September 21, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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