
Chris Girling
Partner, Cyber Risk and Resilience at PwC Switzerland; cybersecurity executive with 20+ years in banking, financial services, and regulated industries.
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Jun 8, 2026
EMEA Recruitment Podcast #173 - Chris Girling – A Pioneering Career in Cybersecurity
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Paul TomsHOST
So is that something that was... or did it just emerge through the experience you built up over time?

Chris GirlingGUEST
So maybe if I talk you through sort of my journey first at Shell and then how I ended up in security.

Chris GirlingGUEST
I went into Shell into the marine business, which supplies oil and lubricants to the shipping industry worldwide.

Chris GirlingGUEST
But myself and a couple of other team members, we supported about 70 IT applications that I think were deployed in about 80 different countries, something like that, around the world.
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Paul TomsHOST
And I guess given the role that you're now in and the people and the companies you're seeing on a week-to-week basis, what do you see as the common blind spots? now in organizations that believe they are cyber mature