CIO | Trading Technology Transformation & Digital Innovation Executive

3/2015 – 10/2015

Co-Founded the [...] (-Hyperlink entfernt-) to build a global crypto exchange utilising DLT (distributed ledger technology) & Blockchain that would offer the possibility of issuing and trading anything as a digital asset.

Blockchain (allg.), Digitale Transformation

7/2013 – 2/2015

Manager of the acquisition and merger of Oslo Clearing ASA (Derivatives CCP clearing) by SIX x-clear AG
(Pan-European Multi-Asset Clearing).
• Engagement with Board & C-Level stakeholders and chair relevant steering committees
• Due diligence
• Led coordination of 12 different workgroups (Norwegian Team, M&A, Legal, HR, Accounting, Reporting, IT,
Tax, Client Relationship, Risk, Treasury, Invoicing), 16 direct and around 35 indirect reports.
• Management of regulatory permits (EMIR, cross-border licences, FINMA, SNB & Norwegian Authorities)
Major Achievements:
• Executed the Merger with approval by SNB, FINMA, Ministry of Finance (NO) and FSA on the 1st of May
2015.
• Technical strategy & integration of 2 vastly different clearing platforms, move to Private cloud hosting.
• Successfully transferred all Oslo clearing ASA customers to the new legal entity.

Agile Entwicklung, Mergers / Acquisitions

9/2011 – 7/2013

Led the design and development of a greenfield program to develop a Cross-Asset online (SDP) Trading
platform "eTrading Pro" for Structured Products, Forex and Securities. The futuristic platform enhanced
ZKB’s B2B clients (Investment Banks, Cantonal Banks, and Asset Managers) digital experience giving them
access to the full spectrum of trading services via internet.
Responsibilities:
• The vision of the technology strategy to go beyond the business objectives.
• Built & Led 6 Teams of more than 120 people (Developers, Structured Products, FX, Securities, Common
Services, IT Infrastructure), management of internal and external resources.
• Technology strategy, Vendor selection and relationships
• Owned budgets, Operational Risk, Compliance, Legal, SLAs
• Design of internal and external Business Processes
• UX Design, Business and Client Requirements.

Agile Entwicklung

1/2009 – 9/2011

Reporting directly to the CEO and part of the Executive Management, hired to build-up the Corporate IT team
from scratch and shortly promoted to additionally take over the responsibility for the e-Trading Technology
group becoming responsible for the whole IT of the Bank.
Successfully led, initiated, and managed an extremely challenging list of concurrent and correlated
programs to build the complete IT of a bank from the ground up and under extreme time pressure.
Monthly FX volume of > 60 billion CHF

Devisenhandel, IT Portfoliomanagement, Wertpapierhandel

1/2002 – 12/2008

Reported directly to the Board of the FinTech, Led the development of a product line offering Front, Middle and Back-office Systems as well as professional services around electronic Trading Systems, stock exchange and Broker connectivity.

IT Portfoliomanagement, Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT)