Roel Caers is the CEO of Guardsquare, the global leader in mobile application protection. Since 2018, he has been steering the company’s strategic direction and driving its growth as the worldwide reference in mobile app security. Under his leadership, Guardsquare continues to empower organizations across all major industries to protect their mobile applications against reverse engineering and hacking.

Before becoming CEO, Roel served as Guardsquare’s Chief Operating Officer from 2016 to 2018. With over twenty-five years of experience in the IT industry — fifteen of which in leadership roles — he combines deep technical understanding with a sharp strategic mindset.

Alongside his work at Guardsquare, Roel is the founder of Differentia BVBA, where he advises innovative companies on growth strategies, go-to-market development, and building strong, customer-driven teams.