BMM International (BMM) announced today that Thomas Bierbach has joined BMM as Director of Lottery Security and Audit Services. Thomas will support BMM’s expansion of professional services offerings in the global lottery industry.
Thomas, who is based in Moncton, New Brunswick, has over a decade of international experience in the field of Risk Management, Audit, Security and Compliance with lotteries. Thomas has spent six years as the Director of Security & Compliance at the Atlantic Lottery, during which time he also served as Co-Chair of the World Lottery Association Security & Risk Management Committee (WLA SRMC), the authors of the WLA Security Control Standard (WLA SCS).
Most recently, Thomas acted as senior adviser and executive of Baseline Business Geographics, providing Risk Management, Security & Compliance advisory services to the gaming and lottery industry. In this role Thomas was working with lotteries to identify and implement security and compliance programs, as well as create solutions to support lottery integrity, player protection and operational excellence.
Thomas’s experience also includes leading and managing compliance and certification projects for ISO/IEC27001 and WLA Security Control Standards. In addition to this, he is also a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified ISO/IEC27001 Lead Auditor.
Mike Dreitzer, COO – Americas says “Thomas is a respected expert in the lottery and gaming Industry. We are pleased to have him join our team as we continue to build our momentum as the testing and certification firm of choice in the lottery industry worldwide. Given his experience, certifications and skill sets, Thomas will be a great asset to our lottery clients in Canada and around the world. We welcome Thomas to BMM.”
You can contact Thomas at thomas.bierbach@bmm.com
