North Macedonia’s cybersecurity leaders often sit at the intersection of banking, telecommunications, and fast-growing tech services—where regulatory alignment, operational resilience, and pragmatic execution matter as much as tooling. The profiles below reflect leaders building programs across critical infrastructure, financial services, and security-first consultancies.
Vancho Georgievski – Chief Information Security Officer, NLB Banka AD Skopje
Vancho Georgievski is the Chief Information Security Officer at NLB Banka AD Skopje, bringing a career shaped by telecom security and data protection work. Before banking, he held cybersecurity and data protection expert roles at A1 Makedonija and one.Vip, and earlier supported telecom security at Makedonski Telekom. That mix shows in a practical, operations-aware approach to security governance.
Hristijan Vasilevski – Chief Information Security Officer, Qlupod AG
Hristijan Vasilevski is the Chief Information Security Officer at Qlupod AG, with experience designing and implementing security controls across multiple sectors. His background spans cybersecurity, risk management, and software development, with hands-on skills across systems and network administration. He also holds Google’s cybersecurity certificate and the Certified Ethical Hacker credential.
Solza Kovachevska – Chief Information Security Officer, Tessa Sec Skopje
Solza Kovachevska is the Chief Information Security Officer at Tessa Sec Skopje, with more than 15 years spanning cloud systems administration, personal data protection, and information security risk management. Her work has focused heavily on critical infrastructure and digital trust services, including electronic identification and trust services under eIDAS. She brings deep regulatory and supervision context into security leadership.
Blagoj Janeshliev – Chief Information Security Officer, Development Bank of North Macedonia
Blagoj Janeshliev serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at the Development Bank of North Macedonia, with a long career across IT operations, software engineering, and security governance. His focus includes cybersecurity program leadership, information security management systems, and GDPR-aligned controls. With ISO 27001 and ITIL experience, he is positioned to connect governance requirements to day-to-day banking execution.
Katerina Mishkovska – Chief Information Security Officer, UNI Banka AD Skopje
Katerina Mishkovska is the Chief Information Security Officer at UNI Banka AD Skopje, bringing a background rooted in information technology operations and public-sector exposure. Her stated interests include governance, risk, and compliance, alongside practical endpoint and antivirus management. She represents a leadership profile focused on building structured security habits and processes inside core IT functions.
Artan Luma – Chief Information Security Officer, Vexelon Cybersecurity
Artan Luma is the Chief Information Security Officer at Vexelon Cybersecurity, alongside a long academic career at South East European University. His work spans project leadership, program delivery, and capability-building across education and public-sector initiatives. This blend positions him to connect cybersecurity practice with skills development and institutional maturity.
Kire Vasileski – Chief Information Security Officer, Silk Road Bank AD Skopje
Kire Vasileski is the Chief Information Security Officer at Silk Road Bank AD Skopje, with experience managing ISO 27001 and aligning bank security with regulatory expectations and industry best practices. He also brings operational depth from years overseeing back-office and front-office processes, giving him a strong “how the bank runs” lens when shaping security controls.
Sašo Mickov – Group Chief Information Security Officer, ASEE
Sašo Mickov is the Group Chief Information Security Officer at ASEE, following a long security leadership run in banking, including years as a Chief Information Security Officer at Sparkasse Bank Makedonija. Earlier, he worked as an Information Security Officer and IT internal auditor at Stopanska banka AD Skopje. His profile reflects governance maturity, program discipline, and security leadership across complex financial environments.
Darko Dimkovski – Principal Engineer and Head of DevOps and Cybersecurity, Init
Darko Dimkovski is Principal Engineer and Head of DevOps and Cybersecurity at Init, combining cloud and DevOps leadership with security ownership. His career includes years of systems, networks, and cloud engineering work across multiple organizations in Skopje. He represents the modern hybrid leader who can translate infrastructure reality into security outcomes.
North Macedonia’s Cybersecurity Leadership Outlook
Across these profiles, the common thread is operational leadership: banking-grade governance, telecom-hardened security instincts, and growing DevOps-native security ownership. That combination is shaping how cybersecurity programs mature in North Macedonia—especially where compliance, continuity, and measurable execution converge.
Next in the series, read the Slovenia Cybersecurity Leadership Spotlight to see how cybersecurity leaders there are strengthening security across banking, telecommunications, and national infrastructure environments.