About Me

Arturo Navarro de la Cruz

Chief Information Security Officer · Founder of BlueUP

📍 Madrid, Spain

In a nutshell

I'm a cybersecurity professional with over 25 years of experience leading and executing security strategies aligned with corporate objectives. I've held key leadership roles at organizations including TIREA, Prosegur, Capgemini, and Ernst & Young.

Alongside my corporate career, I'm the founder of BlueUP, where we build compliance, cybersecurity, and AI agent orchestration platforms for financial services.

25+

Years of experience

8

Leadership roles

€5M

Budget managed

30+

Professionals led

Core Expertise

Information SecurityCybersecurity StrategyZero TrustNIST CSFISO 27001AML / DORAAI GovernanceRisk ManagementTeam LeadershipBusiness StrategyIT StrategyChange Management

Career Path

Chief Information Security Officer

TIREA S.A.

January 2025 — Present

Defining and executing the cybersecurity strategy aligned with corporate objectives. Leading high-impact projects including Proyecto Identia and Proyecto REEF for Mapfre-TIREA. System modernization towards OpenShift architectures.

Executive Director, Cybersecurity

Fundación Social Innolabs

January 2024 — February 2025 · 1 year 2 months

Chief Information Security Officer

Rural Servicios Informáticos S.L. (RSI)

November 2021 — December 2023 · 2 years 2 months

Directed the enterprise information security program aligned with ITSM frameworks, achieving a 40% reduction in security incidents. Managed a €5M annual cybersecurity budget. Led a cross-functional team of 30 cybersecurity professionals.

Head of Cybersecurity

Prosegur

January 2018 — October 2021 · 3 years 10 months

In charge of cybersecurity in Corporate Services, leading IT Security Direction and the implementation of cybersecurity processes, technologies, and services.

Security Officer (external client)

Gfi España

March 2015 — January 2018 · 2 years 11 months

Global Cybersecurity Director

Getronics

May 2012 — February 2015 · 2 years 10 months

Head of global security organization. Defining standards, disaster recovery, asset protection, and forensic investigation. Mentoring the global Security Management team.

Global Cybersecurity Director

Prosegur

February 2010 — April 2012 · 2 years 3 months

Designed and implemented the global cybersecurity offering, including Global ISOC and Red Team. Led SOC for detection, containment, and remediation of IT threats.

Public Security Director

Capgemini

March 2008 — January 2010 · 1 year 11 months

Led Capgemini's Spain public security consultant group and member of the Global Public Security team.

Security Technical Account Manager

Capgemini

January 2005 — April 2007 · 2 years 4 months

Manager — eGovernment

Capgemini

January 2003 — December 2004 · 2 years

Manager of business operations and information management at the Ministry of Justice. Responsible for leading eGovernment initiatives.

Senior Consultant

Ernst & Young

April 2000 — December 2002 · 2 years 9 months

IT Consultant

Grupo Tragsa

June 1998 — April 2000 · 1 year 11 months

Education

Institution	Degree	Period
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Mathematics, Computation	1993 — 1998
IDE-CESEM	MBA — Business Administration	2015 — 2016
IESE Business School	Corporate Finance	—

Certifications

• Corporate Finance — IESE Business School
• Microsoft 365 Threat Protection — Customer Connection Program (2021)