Suvi Hänninen-Interim CIO | CISO | Managed Services & Digital Transformation Leader
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Experience
Regional Manager & Country Lead
Epista Life Sciences
Led consulting and managed services delivery for global pharma clients.
Directed ISMS, digital compliance, and cloud security transformation initiatives.
Owned client relationships, proposals, and service portfolio development.
Zero critical audit findings across ISO 27001 and GDPR inspections
€200K annual compliance cost reduction
Vendor compliance improvement from 75% to 95%
Program Manager – ERP & Cloud Digitalisation Programs | Regulated Industries
Freelance
- Led large-scale ERP and cloud transformation programs (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) across life sciences, MedTech, and public sector.
- Accountable for program governance, risk management, and executive steering committees.
- Ensured secure-by-design delivery aligned with ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2, and GxP regulatory frameworks.
- Coordinated system integrators, vendors, and managed service providers across multi-stakeholder environments.
Interim CIO / CISO – Managed Services & Cybersecurity Leadership
Public Sector
Executive accountability for externally delivered managed services including SOC, ISMS, cloud infrastructure, and ICT platforms.
Lead multiple external delivery organisations with responsibility for service performance, cost optimisation, and risk management.
Govern SLA/OLA frameworks, vendor performance, and service improvement initiatives.
Provide board-level cybersecurity risk reporting and lead incident and crisis response readiness.
40% reduction in incident response time
Zero major ISO 27001 non-conformities across entities
Operational savings through managed service optimisation
Industry experience
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Experienced in Pharmaceutical.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
- Interim technology and cybersecurity executive with 20+ years delivering digital transformation in regulated industries. (pharma/ banking/ insurances).
- Executive owner of externally delivered managed services across cybersecurity, ISMS, cloud platforms, and critical ICT services.
- Experienced Interim CIO/CISO delivering secure digital transformation and operational stabilisation in regulated industries.
- Led ERP, cloud, and digitalisation programmes with strong focus on data protection, vendor governance, and regulatory compliance.
- Trusted advisor to executives and regulators in life sciences, MedTech, fintech, and public sector environments.
- Available for interim mandates: CIO, CISO, Program Director, Managed Services Lead, Transformation Leadership.
Skills
- Interim Cio
- Interim Ciso
- Managed Services Leadership
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Iso 27001
- Gdpr
- Nis2
- Erp Transformation
- Cloud Migration
- Digital Transformation
- Vendor & Service Delivery Management
- Program & Portfolio Leadership
- Gxp / Regulated Industries
- Risk & Compliance
- Soc & Isms Operations
Languages
Education
LL.M. in Law – Regulatory & Data Protection · Law – Regulatory & Data Protection
BBA – Business Information Systems · Business Information Systems
Certifications & licenses
CIPP/E
GAMP5
GDPR
ISO 27001
Lean Six Sigma
NIS2
Scrum Master
Statistics
Experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Suvi is based in Oulu, Finland and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Suvi speaks the following languages: Finnish (Native), Danish (Advanced), English (Advanced), Swedish (Advanced).
Suvi has at least 4 years of experience. During this time, Suvi has worked in at least 1 role and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 11 months. Note that Suvi may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Suvi would be well-suited for roles such as: Regional Manager & Country Lead, Program Manager – ERP & Cloud Digitalisation Programs | Regulated Industries, Interim CIO / CISO – Managed Services & Cybersecurity Leadership.
Suvi's most recent position is Regional Manager & Country Lead at Epista Life Sciences.
In recent years, Suvi has worked for Epista Life Sciences.
Suvi is most experienced in industries like Pharmaceutical.
Suvi is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.
Suvi holds a Master in Law – Regulatory & Data Protection and a Bachelor in Business Information Systems.
Suvi has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: CIPP/E, GAMP5, and GDPR.
Suvi is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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