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Konrad Fellmann

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Konrad Fellmann

CISO & VP, Global IT Infrastructure · Modine Manufacturing Company

He brings calm, candor and business context to cybersecurity leadership under pressure.

Konrad Fellmann is CISO and VP of Global IT Infrastructure at Modine Manufacturing Company. His conversation with Bob Hansen connects an early interest in computing and service as a U.S. Marine Corps logistics officer with a move from coding and security consulting into executive leadership. He discusses why security should enable the business, why risk reporting must be candid, and why mentorship and security fundamentals remain essential as AI evolves.

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The conversation

Konrad Fellmann, CISO and VP of Global IT Infrastructure at Modine Manufacturing Company, talks with Bob Hansen about the journey from Marine Corps logistics to executive cybersecurity leadership. He explains how calm, transparent escalation, business context and mentorship help teams perform under pressure—and why AI does not replace identity controls, visibility and security fundamentals.

Lessons from this leader

  • A leader's calm creates room for the team to reason through an incident.
  • Understand a stakeholder's goal and design a safer route instead of only rejecting a request.
  • Report risks honestly and bring a proposed path forward rather than cosmetically green metrics.
  • Keep identity, multifactor authentication, visibility and security hygiene central to AI adoption.

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