Ricardo F.

About

Cybersecurity Risk & GRC leader with over 20 years of international experience across Europe and LATAM. Expert in implementing ISO 27001 and NIST CSF frameworks, managing $10M+ budgets, and driving enterprise security governance through structured risk lifecycles and remediation.

I am particularly effective in bridging the gap between technical teams and executive stakeholders — translating complex risks into financial, operational, and regulatory impact, and ensuring security is both understood and adopted.

Fluent in 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻, with hands-on leadership across Europe and Latin America. I thrive in multicultural, fast-paced environments where security must enable – not slow down – the business.

Specialties

• Governance & Compliance
• NIST Framework
• Risk Management
• Security Program Management
• Third-Party Risk

Skills

• ISO 27001
• ISO 27005
• NIST CSF
• GRC
• Risk Management
• Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)
• Prevalent AI Exposure Management
• Zscaler DLP
• Fortinet NDR
• Akamai Guardicore

19 skills in total

Licenses & Certifications

• ISO/IEC 27005 Lead Risk Manager

  TI EXAMES

  Issued Apr 2026

• NIST RMF Lead Implementer

  Exemplar Global USA

  Issued Apr 2026

Experience

• Cyber Security Risk Manager / Senior Project Manager

  AVON (Regent LP Holding / formerly Natura&Co Group)

  Aug 2022 — Jun 2026

  Italy – Remote

• Avon

  • GRC - Cyber Risk Manager

    Aug 2025 — Jun 2026

    Italy

  • Cyber Security Product Owner

    Aug 2022 — Aug 2025

    Italy

11 experiences in total

Education

• Canadian College of English Language

  English Language, English Language and Literature, General

  Mar 2001 — Sep 2001

• Fondation Robert de Sorbon

  Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne, French Language

  Jun 2006 — Aug 2006

6 education entries in total

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