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• Develop and oversee the implementation of the organization's technology strategy • Ensure the organization's technology operations comply with legal and regulatory requirements, • Manage the organization's IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, network, data and security systems, • Control and manage the IT budget, ensuring that technology investments are aligned with the organization's strategic goals and provide a positive return on investment.

• Overseeing EMEA IT operation (Service Desk, Desktop support team, Infrastructure support team), IT engineering, IT Project management and IT Application support team activities and resolves escalated issues if necessary. • P&L management of multiple cost centers • Manage EMEA IT staff (75 people in Six countries) recruiting, training and coaching, communicating job expectations and evaluating their performance • Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions

Oversee and lead IT departments, managing a team of 180 employees with full profit and loss responsibility. • Responsible for the oversight of Banking Business applications, Data Center services, and providing IT support to Banking employees. • Direct and manage all information technology projects, collaborating with Project Managers • Address and resolve escalated system issues using in-house staff and external consultants. •

Manage Europe Network design team (Responsible for Italy, France, Benelux, Spain) • Leader of Winning New Business project, Network Transition and in-life businesses • Work with Client Design and Delivery Heads to improve business growth • Leader of Environment team in World’s Best Design Team global transformation program • Identify and act on opportunities which help to growth the business

• Manage global network Architect and Engineering team • Responsible for Worldwide LAN/WAN network design and implementation • Responsible for Worldwide Voice over IP network design and implementation • Manage and coordinate international suppliers • Control and coordinate international/intercontinental projects • Planning and managing budget • Work with Business units to support company growth

Manage 4 technology teams (WAN-6 people, VPN-8 people, SECURITY-6 people, NMS-6 people) 26 Level3 Customer Support Engineers and 4 team leaders • Technical and administration TAC case reviews • Implement new services and create the procedure • Manage mandatory and technical training for teams • Duty Manager for the TAC, handle Cisco's customer escalations and manage Emergency situations and assure business continuity and coordinate engineers (120-150 engineers) • Forecasting, Financial planning