Refrences copied from georges Linked-in pages
(Georges had a great chance to meet those individuals in the course of his professional activity)
Eric Margraff
“The benefits given by the IT governance programm are not only highly valuable from theoritical perspective . The way it summarizes and gathers information about the most essential framework could help you to leverage the day to day- and strategical operations quality and efficiency.” September 4, 2009
Bernard Thysebaert,
Administrator - IT liaison agent attached to the private office of the Secretary General, European Economic and Social Committee
“We very much enjoyed attending the module C1 related to IT Governance practices. It helped us a lot to set up the strategic aspects of IT governance at the Committee, at the satisfaction of all parties involved and for the benefit of our users. Many thanks again to Georges.” July 29, 2009
Pico Lantini
“Georges' grasp of IT Governance is obviously absolutely thorough. But what I also particularly appreciate is his ability to share his knowledge with course participants in a very accessible way - thus greatly clarifying the sometimes intricate concepts of IT Governance, to the considerable benefit of the audience.” August 3, 2009
Philip Savaete
Videoconferencing Consultant (Architect), European Commission
“George is an magnificent lecturer and a real expert in the domains of Enterprise IT governance and related frameworks. His broad and indepth knowledge in those and many related fields, like audit and security makes him a real oracle. He masters the art of linking theory with real-life scenarios and at all times he's a pleasent guy to be with. I enjoyed his interactive classes and vivid discussions at Solvay Business School.”July 8, 2009
Benoit Merveille
“The first two modules from the Executive Master in IT Governance program offered by Professor Georges Ataya at SBS, provided me with a clear understanding about how to position IT frameworks, especially ITIL and COBIT, in a complementary fashion, and this was my main objective. My second objective was about strategic alignment between Business and IT senior management and this was very well adressed too.”August 24, 2009
Hendrik Deckers,
Founder & Managing Director, CIOnet International
“Georges is top specialist in Enterprise Governance of IT and I recommend everyone to work with him. At the same time he's a very charming and intelligent person, always a pleasure to meet and work with Georges!” November 24, 2010
Jean-Marie Sohier,
Director, Sealord Consulting
“Georges is a top-class IT quality assurance guru, with all the assets that come with his phoenician origins : His cleverness and his ambition are not only redoubtable in a work environment, they are also so much fun to watch... He is also a refined, witty and pleasant colleague.” February 27, 2008
Dirk Dussart, PhD,
Director Technology Audit, EuroClear
“Georges has added significant value to our IT Governance audit, with his broad knowledge of the topic. I highly recommend him.” February 28, 2008
Maarten Loose,
Owner, Super-Visions BVBA
“Writing a recommendation for Georges is hard. Everybody knows his expertise is the best in his field. However, I would like to add to that his integrity. Georges is a man of integrity, and that is an understatement.” October 6, 2010
Anestis Demopoulos,
President, ISACA Athens Chapter
“George is an excellent professional, sharing great enthousiasm for his areas of interest. I had the honour and pleasure to work with him within ISACA and during other conferences. As an inspired speaker with deep technical skills and business acumen, he is the person that can attract a CEO on a business technology discussion.” April 25, 2010
Marcelo Hector Gonzalez, CISA, CRISC,
General Inspector, Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA)
“I had the pleasure to meet Georges while attending ISACA Conferences in several countries; there I realize that he is an excellent professional and charming person. For me he is a kind of professional mentor.” March 2, 2010
Marc Vael, CISO Belgium,
KPMG Belgium
“George's motivation and energy is an inspiration. His knowledge on audit and security is excellent. George is also an excellent trainer, facilitator and organiser and a nice person to work and discuss with.” July 12, 2006
Denis Neuforge ,
IT Security Manager, Belgian Post Group
“Georges was the partner in charge of some very important and high profile audit and security review missions for the Belgian Post Group; the group that he managed to build, lead and motivate was impressive.Georges is an internationally recognised guru in the fields of Information Security, Risk Management and IT Governance. Highly recommended.” August 2, 2006
Anne-Noelle Lenoble,
“Working for Georges was challenging but I learnt a lot from him about IT audit.” January 20, 2006
