Dr Christoph Erdmann is the founder and managing director of Secusmart a BlackBerry subsidiary since 2014. He continues to focus on combining the company’s expertise with its innovative strength. He previously worked as a technology manager at Nokia. A specialist in digital voice processing, he holds numerous patents and has various publications in his field to his name. In 2006, he was awarded the Borchersplakette from the RWTH Aachen University for his exceptional scientific work. During his studies in the German city of Aachen, he also received the renowned E-Plus award for his dissertation in 2004. He is married and has five children.