Ralf Pester currently serves as Team Manager and Managing Consultant at HiSolutions since October 2019, specializing in the conception, implementation, optimization, and testing of Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) in accordance with ISO/IEC 27001 and BSI IT-Grundschutz. Additionally, Ralf Pester focuses on Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) per ISO/IEC 22301, development of security concepts, and creation of frameworks for information and IT security, with expertise as a bank specialist on regulations such as MaRisk, BAIT, VAIT, BSI KritisV, DORA, and NIS2. Prior to this role, Ralf Pester held various positions, including Managing Consultant and Senior Security Consultant at s-consit GmbH, where expertise in information security within the banking and finance sector was developed. Ralf Pester's academic background includes a Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. degree in Business Information Systems and a Dipl.-Päd. degree in Education, supplemented by experience as a lecturer and leader in military training programs at the Bundeswehr.