Fredrik Forslund serves as Director of Cloud & Data Center Erasure Solutions for Blancco, a division of Blancco Technology Group. Bringing over 15 years of experience, he previously founded SafeIT Security, a security software company focusing on encryption and selective data erasure. With a keen eye for streamlining corporate IT security efficiencies and maintaining compliance with data privacy legislation, he is often regarded as a trusted advisor among customers. Prior to joining Blancco, he served as a Management Consultant for McKinsey & Company. Having lived and worked in the U.S. and Europe, Forslund understands the operational, financial and cultural nuances of driving global business growth. When he’s not guiding customers through data erasure, or working with Blancco’s internal teams, he can be found speaking at industry conferences, such as Cloud Expo Europe.
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Alan Puah serves as Chief Operating Officer APAC for Blancco, a division of Blancco Technology Group. Bringing over 10 years of experience, he previously founded Secure-IT, a data security solution provider as well as Rentalworks, an IoT asset leasing provider. He has also been a columnist on The Edge Financial Daily and has been an invited guest on numerous shows on BFM, a Malaysian business radio station as well as on Hong Kong’s Office of the Government Chief Information Officer’s regular invited guest, sharing on data security landscapes as well as on the importance of a proper data erasure management in today’s technology ecosystem. Working extensively in the Asian market, he has a good understanding on data privacy legislations in the region.