Wolfgang Buys

Program Director at Shell (Retired)

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

About

Talented IT General Manager/Program Director with extensive, global experience in telecommunications, sourcing, and broad IT infrastructure/support. Proven leadership skills involving managing, developing, and motivating globally dispersed teams to achieve and exceed their objectives. Key strengths are: Leadership and vision, Change Management, technical mastery, large program management, risk taking, innovation, analytical and problem solving skills, experience in working with global diverse teams, people management. Looking for opportunities to apply my skills (leadership or technical) in a freelance mode on a parttime basis (Short-term projects).

Experience

  • Retired Program Director at Shell at Freelance
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Shell (20 yrs 8 mos)
    • Program Director
      Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

      Accountable for negotiating all infratructure and operate outsourcing contracts

    • General Manager ITSO IRM
      Apr 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 4 mos

      Information Risk Manager for Shell's IT Services & Operations

    • General Manager Managed Network Services
      Jul 2008 - Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • General Manager at SITI / Shell Telecoms Organisation
    2005 - 2008 · 3 yrs

  • HP (1 yr 11 mos)
    • EMEA Network Delivery Director
      Jan 2004 - Nov 2005 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • EMEA Network Delivery Director
      2004 - 2005 · 1 yr

  • Procter & Gamble (11 yrs 1 mo)
    • Associate Director
      1992 - 2003 · 11 yrs

    • Section Manager
      Aug 1998 - Aug 2001 · 3 yrs 1 mo