Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
I lead enterprise-scale transformation where AI, data, and architecture converge to create measurable business impact. With two decades of experience spanning Philip Morris International, ABB, and earlier entrepreneurial ventures, I specialize in turning complex organizations into adaptive, insight-driven ecosystems. 🚀 At PMI, I shape the company’s AI industrialization and global Digital Core agenda - embedding intelligence into operations, unifying technology and data platforms, and building the governance and transparency that enable faster, evidence-based decisions. Partnering directly with the CDIO and C-suite, I translate strategic ambition into scalable delivery and enterprise value. 💡 Previously at ABB, I designed and executed the digital backbone, drove ERP and cloud transformation across divisions, and established innovation hubs accelerating digital product development. Earlier, I co-founded a fintech start-up later acquired by Hitachi - combining entrepreneurial speed with enterprise discipline. ⚙️ Focus Areas * Enterprise AI strategy & operating-model design * Data-driven architecture and technology transformation * Organizational agility & performance transparency * Executive leadership and change enablement 🔭 Looking ahead, my mission is to advance the next generation of AI-powered, human-centric enterprises - where technology, talent, and purpose align to deliver sustainable growth and lasting impact.
* As a CEO-2 member of the CDIO Leadership Team drives the global direction of enterprise AI, architecture and data platform transformation at scale, focusing on people, processes, and technology. * Leads a industry-leading enterprise AI industrialisation program. Partners with CxO-level stakeholders to align enterprise AI strategy with business transformation priorities, embedding innovation across the operating model. * Spearheads the 'AI-enabled PMI digital core' cross-functional transformation initiative, aligning large functional transformations towards common objectives and accelerating value realisation. * Owns a metrics-driven technology performance model across IT functions, improving delivery transparency and enabling executive decision-making at scale.
* Managed development and implementations of a biometric customer authentication system for banking and healthcare. * Secured VC financing and led the company through acquisition by Hitachi.
Company profile: Software house and IT services company providing IT solutions for the Telecoms and Financial Industries. Reporting to: Consulting Dept. Director.
* Delivered IT strategies to large industrial manufacturing and public sector clients. * As Board advisor provided oversight of ERP and Workflow Systems global implementations.
* Led the global initiative to introduce an 'agile' part of multi-speed IT. * Established a global Mobile Center of Excellence supporting 75k+ mobile devices, 55k+ users and 150+ official ABB apps.
* Designed and implemented a global innovation hub to enable digital transformation – in-house delivery teams and an ecosystem of partners. * In collaboration with all business divisions' leads identified opportunities and driven exploration of revenue-generating innovative solutions.
* As a member of the global IT leadership and a Group CIO direct report effectively managed core technology strategy. Drove cross-division alignment and portfolio transparency through technology councils and agile operating reviews. * Led decentralisation of IT into global Divisions: defined strong digital core architecture, cloud transformation roadmap, and data/integration strategy. * Drove the development of an ERP strategy across all Business Divisions to address the federated ABB organisation, business agility and digital transformation of the product portfolio.