Experience

Trafag HQ - The high-tech sensor company

• Switzerland
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Information Officer and Member of the Executive Board

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Switzerland Trafag is one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-quality sensors and monitoring devices for pressure, temperature and SF6 gas density. The devices are designed for use in shipbuilding, hydraulics, railway, large engines, zones at risk of explosions, water treatment systems, test benches, as well as in high- and medium voltage switchgears.



Akana

• Partner

  • May 2020 - Nov 2020

  Pfäffikon, Switzerland - CIO Advisory and Interim Management - IT Strategy & Sourcing - Cyber Security & Risk Management - People Growth & Change Management - Value Chain Digitalization



ABB

• Switzerland
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Division IS/IT Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2020

  Zürich Area, Switzerland Leading a global IS/IT team across 35 countries, responsible to enable business growth and improve productivity through the delivery of business tailored IS/IT projects and solutions Notable accomplishments Include: - Enabling profitable growth through the development and implementation of digital solutions integrating the value chain between product and project business units - Implementation of IT security frameworks to track and reduce vulnerability risks, including instant… Show more Leading a global IS/IT team across 35 countries, responsible to enable business growth and improve productivity through the delivery of business tailored IS/IT projects and solutions Notable accomplishments Include: - Enabling profitable growth through the development and implementation of digital solutions integrating the value chain between product and project business units - Implementation of IT security frameworks to track and reduce vulnerability risks, including instant thread response

• Region CIO South America

  • Dec 2012 - Mar 2015

  São Paulo Area, Brazil Responsible for IS/IT operations across South America, assuring provisioning and delivery of internal and outsourced IS-services and in-house infrastructure operations Notable Accomplishments Include: - Successful turnaround of a failed SAP implementation including restructuring of the IT/IS organization and implementation of an SAP Operational Excellence organization

• Head of Group Finance Systems

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2013

  Zürich Area, Switzerland Heading the Group Finance systems department with 65 employees; reporting line to Global Head of Group Finance and Controlling. Notable Accomplishments Include: - Implementation of an IT General Control Framework for corporate group functions to comply with requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Building up a near-shore delivery center in Kraków / Poland to operate global finance applications.

• Country CIO Group Headquarters

  • Jul 2006 - Mar 2010

  Zürich Area, Switzerland Head of Headquarters Country IT organization, responsible for the local IT management and provisioning of IS services for 600 employees at Headquarters, reporting line to Group CIO. Notable Accomplishments Include: Proven ability to shift IS cost from operations to value adding initiatives while consolidating the end-to-end integration of underlying IT-processes, 10% cost reduction per anno, each year

• Group IS Project Manager

  • May 2001 - Jul 2006

  Switzerland Program manager “Global Identification Services”, reporting line to the Global Head of Application Operations. Notable Accomplishments Include: - Implementing a globally unique business partner identification for customer and supplier Master Data across 186 SAP systems - Development and implementation of a global IT operations framework to manage strategic IT service sourcing and delivery across 28 countries provided through external partner