Experience

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  Argo & Partner AG

  • Zurich

  • CEO

    • Sep 2016 - Present
    • Zurich

    Enabling organizations to turn digital innovation into business results. Our core competency is the combination of insurance and risk management expertise with practical experience in the successful delivery of advanced techniques and technologies.

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  Gemeinde Aesch ZH

  • Switzerland
  • Government Administration
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Gemeindepräsident

    • Jul 2022 - Present

  • Gemeinderat, Bau- und Liegenschaftenvorstand

    • Jul 2020 - Jun 2022

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  ZHAW School of Management and Law

  • Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland

  • Guest Lecturer

    • Mar 2020 - Present
    • Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland

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  Zurich Insurance Company Ltd

  • Switzerland
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head Digital Transformation

    • Nov 2005 - Aug 2016

    Lead global digital change and transformation projects (customer relationship management, claims, risk engineering, global corporate customers)

  • Head Global IT Change Mgmt

    • Jan 2004 - Oct 2005

    Successfully managed a complex, global change management project including the outsourcing of a siginificant part of the IT organization.

  • Head European IT Operations

    • Aug 2002 - Dec 2003

    Successful integration of ten formerly independent IT infrastructure organizations in Europe into one, centrally managed organization. Considerable cost savings achieved.

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  Unisys

  • Member of the Executive Board

    • Aug 1999 - Jul 2002

    Responsible for all Swiss clients in the Financial Industries and Global Account Director for UBS AG, one of the largest commercial clients. Member of the Board of Directors.

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  Arthur D. Little

  • Head Information Management Practice

    • May 1998 - Jul 1999

    Lead the Information Management practice and managed international consulting mandates

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  Credit Suisse

  • Switzerland
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • COO International Business

    • May 1995 - Apr 1998

    Responsible for the IT andOperations areas outside Switzerland and two central staff departments (Controlling, Quality Management, Project and Process, Management, Real Estate and Infrastructure). Definition and first implementation of the new globaloperations strategy (centralized processing centers).

  • CIO Private Banks

    • Jan 1990 - Apr 1995

    Definition and implementation of acomprehensive IT strategy for Bank Hofmann. Lead in several cooperation and outsourcing projects inside the group and with otherbanks. Member of the Executive Board of a newly founded IT firm within the Group with the scope to provide IT services to the independent Private Banks of the Group.

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  IBM

  • Marketing Representative

    • Apr 1973 - Dec 1989

    Various positions including internal administration, IT and sales. Last position: Marketing representative for a large Swiss Bank.