Deliver with passion
About myself
Executive with strong business and technical acumen combining in-depth IT and business experience. Interacts effectively on all organizational levels from highly specialized technicians to Executive Board members. Demonstrates success in leading and transforming organizations to further improve effectiveness and collaboration. Is accountable and takes responsibility for designing and implementing creative strategies to position IT and business organizations for renewal, growth and a sustainable competitive edge. Expertise spans line management, project leadership, value definition, market analysis, and public relations.
Experienced Leader and Consultant to achieve strategic initiatives on global level and to implement state-of-the-art IT systems. Has project management experience in solution delivery and business strategy formulation projects while streamlining the respective IT landscape.
Strong Leader who blends strategic thinking with operational execution to deliver results in highly complex settings. Managed large project portfolios and budgets. Is responsible for highly complex application development projects. Lead many IT-wide restructuring projects including strategy definition, organizational design, and governance model.
Analytical Problem Solver, who diagnoses root causes, innovates solutions and creates win/win situations. Highly experienced in Outsourcing setups ranging from partnering with strategic vendors to outsourcing business processes, e.g. intrusion detection service to a leading near shore IT security provider including the elimination of existing confidentiality concerns and the renegotiation of contracts. Has significant experience in cutting operational costs by streamlining processes and IT platform designs or leveraging business process outsourcing service.
Professional Experience
| since 08/2021 | Managing Partner, Chairman of the Board of Directors CoinSmart AG and Inari Digital AG, Switzerland, https://www.coinsmart.ch / https://www.inari-digital.ch |
| 06/2019 to 07/2021 | Head Business Technology Services Avaloq Evolution AG, Switzerland |
| 04/2018 to 06/2019 | Head Strategic Change & Transformation CREDIT SUISSE AG, Switzerland |
| 01/2016 to 04/2018 | Head Client Booking, Output & Collateral Management IT CREDIT SUISSE AG, Switzerland |
| 03/2013 to 01/2016 | Head Regulatory Initiatives & Execution Oversight and COO Products IT CREDIT SUISSE AG, Switzerland |
| 03/2010 to 03/2013 | Head Advisory & Wealth Management IT / Investment Reporting IT Project Services & Rapid Application Development (ad interim) CREDIT SUISSE AG, Switzerland |
| 10/2005 to 03/2010 | Head Management Support to the CIO CREDIT SUISSE AG, Switzerland |
| 07/2004 to 10/2005 | Associate Key Account Manager, in-house consulting CREDIT SUISSE AG, Switzerland |
| 07/2000 to 07/2004 | Senior Consultant CREDIT SUISSE AG, Switzerland |
| 03/1996 to 07/2000 | Head technical project leaders UBS AG, Switzerland |
| 11/1994 to 03/1996 | Sales & Order Management RUBAG, Switzerland |
| 01/1993 to 11/1994 | Swiss Army Military Service Academy |
| 04/1991 to 01/1993 | Analyst, Sales & Capacity Planning Schindler Waggon AG, Switzerland |
Other Achievements / Activities
- Lecturer at the University of Lucerne and Lausanne with focus on strategic sourcing and offshoring and Service Management
- Assessed 150+ candidates over 4 years in the Credit Suisse Director Evaluation Committee across regions / divisions
- Set up the “Future Leaders” training for 20 high-potential managers and acted as speaker at Senior VP trainings
- Won the Credit Suisse CIO “Best Solution” Award (winner out of more than 80 nominations) for Asset & Liability Infrastructure Service
Other aspects
Languages
- German (native)
- English (fluent)
- French (intermediate)
Hobbies
- Photography
- Sports (running, hiking, gym)
- Aerial activities
- Dancing
Military Service
- Rank: Captain (retired 2015)
- Commander of Headquarter Transmission Company 11/4