“Career Transforming Major Financial Institutions into Lean Competitors through Innovative Change, Operational Excellence and Catalyst Leadership”

With 25+ years experience in the set-up, transformation, revitalisation and merger of major European and Global Financial Institutions, I am a Global Business Solutions and Strategy Leader adept at leading global organisations of 10,000+ employees through the full life cycle of transformation to improved efficiency and quality.

With a proven track-record in business operations and a natural ability to overcome cultural barriers, I am known for successfully transforming organisations, finding creative and stable solutions to complex problems, mobilising and energising large teams through simplicity and authenticity, and delivering international restructuring projects. A strong believer in the power of digitalisation and modern operational excellence capabilities, I lead with vision, passion and purpose.

During my business career, I am proud to have:

➜ Saved various financial institutions 100+ millions of $ in costs through implementing innovative measures

➜ Together with a strong team turned the NLB into a profitable institution within 24 months. As I left, NLB realised a €63mn profit after 6 years of producing losses

➜ Through redefined strategy and with high acceptance of business partners transformed the Business Solution Centers in Bratislava and Bangalore into talent hubs. With support of an excellent team, currently transforming one of the most advanced RPA centres in the financial industry toward a new era of Intelligent Automation

➜ Gained the International working experience from 8 countries and managed teams around the globe (17 countries), overseeing 3000+ people at times, developing a strong understanding of different cultures and customs

➜ Been in charge of several company-wide transformation programs and translated dollars saved into P&L, reengineered roles and managed expense budgets up to several billion dollars.

Completed senior-level management curriculum at Harvard Business School, INSEAD, University of California at Berkeley and the London Business