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Chief Information Officer, Chief Operating Officer Retail Banking, external consultant

Experience:
28 y
Experience:
28 y
Location:
2532 Magglingen
Last update:
19.04.2021
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Onsite hourly: N/A
Remote hourly: N/A
French: Near native
German: Native
English: Near native
For long term assignments: Switzerland, Liechtenstein Travelling worldwide no problem.
SKILLS
IT management as CIO and COO. International experience in Europe, Far East and Middle East. Experience with large outsouring projects. As a consultant, supporting CIOs with strategic initiatives in restructuring, cost cutting, data governance and transition from one outsourcing provider to another.
Computer Science open source software Informationstechnologie data governance
01.10.2019 — 31.03.2020
Hilti
Industrie und Maschinenbau
Consultant to the CIO
Defining a Data Governance Framework for all of Hilti globally. Integrationg IT and business needs, setting up an organization structure for data owners and data stewards.
01.10.2018 — 31.08.2019
Generali
Banken und Finanzdienstleistungen
Program Manager of Transition Project
Hired by the new Outsourcing provider, Avectris, for all of IT Genrali Switzerland, I managed the transition from the previous provider to Avetris.
01.04.2018 — 30.09.2018
Hilti
Industrie und Maschinenbau
Consultant to the CIO
Reorganizing the IT department of Hilti
01.09.2015 — 31.03.2018
UBP
Chief Information Officer at Private Bank in Geneva
Managing IT operations and change management for an international private bank with CHF 120 bn assets under management in an international set-up with bank operations in 20 countries. Main initiatives: Integration of a CHF 20 bn AuM bank operation in an asset deal, modernizing the data center by implementation of an internal and external cloud, launching a double digit million Digital program. Launching a PMS implementation.
01.02.2013 — 28.02.2015
SunGard
Chief Operating Officer at Vendor for Retail Banking SW
Responsible for the unit retail banking. This includes development of three product lines * core retail banking product, customer management, card management - pre-sales, sales and after sales/help desk organization. The customers are located between Eastern Europe and East Asia, Development being located in Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
01.09.2012 — 31.01.2013
C-Level Consulting GmbH
External Consultant in Financial Industry
Founder and managing partner of consultancy firm. Mandates for IT strategy for an insurance company, study case for outsourcing of all operations and IT for a Swiss private bank, benchmarking of IT costs for several medium to large enterprises in Switzerland, initiating a 2 year cost cutting program for the Swiss operator of the stock exchange and securities settlement. Consulting in IT for a global manufacturing firm.
01.09.2009 — 31.08.2012
Zürcher Kantonalbank
Chief Information Officer, CIO at Universal Bank ZKB
By preparing the merger of IT and back office desks of Zürcher Kantonalbank and BCV, the IT unit had grown massively. Initial target for the job: cost reduction of 25%. This was achieved within 2 years by a tough turnaround management. In parallel an IT strategy and target application architecture was defined. Stable operations and management of a broad project portfolio, business and cost optimization, had to be organized in parallel. Budget at start: 410 mCHF,1200 staff, after reduction 300 mCHF, 900 staff.
01.01.2001 — 31.08.2009
Die Schweizerische Post
Chief Information Officer, CIO PostFinance
Member of the executive board Stabilization of IT operations by SLA management, reduction of the dependence of a single vendor, introduction of banking standard software, set up of a new data centre under consideration of modern business continuity management criteria, cost reduction by wide operational usage of open source software. Budget: 250 mCHF, 700 staff.
01.10.1998 — 30.04.2001
Swisscom AG; Swisscom Bluewin; Micro Compact Car
Internet und Informationstechnologie
Team Leader at Internet Provider
Building up a DMZ system for the internet provider, setting up a new data center for that.

Description

SKILLS
IT management as CIO and COO. International experience in Europe, Far East and Middle East. Experience with large outsouring projects. As a consultant, supporting CIOs with strategic initiatives in restructuring, cost cutting, data governance and transition from one outsourcing provider to another.

Main Skills

Other Skills

Computer Science open source software Informationstechnologie data governance

Work & Experience

01.10.2019 — 31.03.2020
Hilti
Industrie und Maschinenbau
Consultant to the CIO
Defining a Data Governance Framework for all of Hilti globally. Integrationg IT and business needs, setting up an organization structure for data owners and data stewards.
01.10.2018 — 31.08.2019
Generali
Banken und Finanzdienstleistungen
Program Manager of Transition Project
Hired by the new Outsourcing provider, Avectris, for all of IT Genrali Switzerland, I managed the transition from the previous provider to Avetris.
01.04.2018 — 30.09.2018
Hilti
Industrie und Maschinenbau
Consultant to the CIO
Reorganizing the IT department of Hilti
01.09.2015 — 31.03.2018
UBP
Chief Information Officer at Private Bank in Geneva
Managing IT operations and change management for an international private bank with CHF 120 bn assets under management in an international set-up with bank operations in 20 countries. Main initiatives: Integration of a CHF 20 bn AuM bank operation in an asset deal, modernizing the data center by implementation of an internal and external cloud, launching a double digit million Digital program. Launching a PMS implementation.
01.02.2013 — 28.02.2015
SunGard
Chief Operating Officer at Vendor for Retail Banking SW
Responsible for the unit retail banking. This includes development of three product lines * core retail banking product, customer management, card management - pre-sales, sales and after sales/help desk organization. The customers are located between Eastern Europe and East Asia, Development being located in Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
01.09.2012 — 31.01.2013
C-Level Consulting GmbH
External Consultant in Financial Industry
Founder and managing partner of consultancy firm. Mandates for IT strategy for an insurance company, study case for outsourcing of all operations and IT for a Swiss private bank, benchmarking of IT costs for several medium to large enterprises in Switzerland, initiating a 2 year cost cutting program for the Swiss operator of the stock exchange and securities settlement. Consulting in IT for a global manufacturing firm.
01.09.2009 — 31.08.2012
Zürcher Kantonalbank
Chief Information Officer, CIO at Universal Bank ZKB
By preparing the merger of IT and back office desks of Zürcher Kantonalbank and BCV, the IT unit had grown massively. Initial target for the job: cost reduction of 25%. This was achieved within 2 years by a tough turnaround management. In parallel an IT strategy and target application architecture was defined. Stable operations and management of a broad project portfolio, business and cost optimization, had to be organized in parallel. Budget at start: 410 mCHF,1200 staff, after reduction 300 mCHF, 900 staff.
01.01.2001 — 31.08.2009
Die Schweizerische Post
Chief Information Officer, CIO PostFinance
Member of the executive board Stabilization of IT operations by SLA management, reduction of the dependence of a single vendor, introduction of banking standard software, set up of a new data centre under consideration of modern business continuity management criteria, cost reduction by wide operational usage of open source software. Budget: 250 mCHF, 700 staff.
01.10.1998 — 30.04.2001
Swisscom AG; Swisscom Bluewin; Micro Compact Car
Internet und Informationstechnologie
Team Leader at Internet Provider
Building up a DMZ system for the internet provider, setting up a new data center for that.

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