Dirk Timmerman

Executive Director, Technology Advisory IT Audit & Attestation - ISO 27001 Certification, KPMG Advisory - KPMG Certification

KPMG in Belgium

Dirk is Executive Director of KPMG Certification, the ISO Certification Body of KPMG in Belgium, and is in charge of KPMG’s certifications services for Information Security Management Systems (ISO 27001). He is also an Executive Director of KPMG Technology Advisory and the Belgian service leader for IT Audit (including IT Attestation and IT Internal Audit). Dirk has over 35 years of experience in financial audit and 20 years’ experience in IT audit.

  • Advisory
  • Audit
  • Cyber security
  • IT Advisory in Risk Consulting
  • IT Attestation
  • IT Management
  • Risk Consulting
  • Technology
  • Technology change

  • University degree in Economic Sciences (Rijksuniversiteit Gent)

  • Master in Computer Audit, University of Antwerp

  • Foundation Certificate for PRINCE2 – ITIL – COBIT5

  • Belgian Certified Public Auditor (member of the IBR/IRE)

  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

  • Registered Forensic Auditor

  • Successfully completed ISO 27001 Lead Auditor training

  • Expertise in IT Audit & Attestation (ISAE3402/SSAE16/SOC1 – ISAE 3000/SOC2/SOC3 - Cybersecurity examinations)

  • Successfully completed COBIT5 Assessor training