I help you to understand the scope of IT projects understandable and support you in making the right decisions.
I translate IT projects into laymans terms for board members and management, create transparency for stakeholders and prevent costly mistakes.
That is why I am your advisor:
I understand your world.
Former CIO of a Big 4 company with responsibility for an annual budget of $30M and 80 FTE.
Currently a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of three companies.
In-depth understanding of board-level governance, risk management and strategic technology investments.
Extensive experience
Over 20 years of experience in the financial and service sector.
Zusammenarbeit mit führenden Unternehmen wie PwC, KPMG, Zurich Insurance, Bank Julius Bär, Helsana, Swiss Life und Swisscard sowie mit Startups und Scale-ups.
In-depth understanding of board-level governance, risk management and strategic technology investments.
Proven track record
Project leader, manager or steering committee member for dozens of large-scale technology transformations.
Delivering over CHF 250M of business value on projects with budgets over CHF 20M and teams of more than 100 people.
That's what my customers say about me.
"Henrico's thorough and independent review gave our board the confidence to move forward with a major technology initiative. His insights were invaluable."
– CEO, Big 4 Unternehmensberatung
90% lacks the technological expertise to assess an IT project.
As a trainer for Business Angels Switzerland and professional investment firms for the evaluation of technology start-ups, an active start-up investor in over 15 technology companies and with over 20 years of experience in the finance and services industry, I know what I am talking about.
Increase transparency and avoid costly project errors.
My expertise lies in technology and technology projects to ensure that boards, management and project steering committees have the necessary knowledge and framework to effectively manage technology-led transformations.
Business Case Review
My technology and operations reviews provide boards and leadership teams with well-founded, independent insights into the current state and future potential of your company’s sales model and technology platform. These reviews help identify performance gaps, misguided investments, and missed opportunities for value creation.
Interim & Fractional Executive Leadership
Als erfahrene Führungskraft und Berater für Vorstände übernehme ich vorübergehende oder Teilzeitfunktionen – meist als CIO, COO oder CEO (für Start-ups) –, um komplexen Initiativen in professionellen Dienstleistungs- und technologieorientierten Unternehmen Struktur, Dynamik und Klarheit zu verleihen.
Technology & Operations Reviews
My technology and operations reviews provide boards and leadership teams with well-founded, independent insights into the current state and future potential of your company’s delivery model and technology platform, helping to uncover performance gaps, misguided investments, and missed opportunities for value creation.
Transformation Oversight
I provide boards with clear, unbiased insights into the real state of large-scale transformation projects – whether driven by technology, operations, or both. This helps leadership regain control, make informed decisions, and pave the way for successful delivery.
My most frequent locations.
My expertise lies in technology and technology projects to ensure that boards, management and project steering committees have the necessary knowledge and framework to effectively manage technology-led transformations.
Failed IT transformation
Assisted a Swiss insurance board of directors in restructuring a CHF 50M IT transformation, avoiding losses of CHF 10M.
Private equity due diligence:
Conducted a technology due diligence for a private equity firm that uncovered hidden risks in the target company's IT infrastructure, leading to renegotiations and cost savings.
IT governance consulting
Supporting the board of directors of a bank in the implementation of IT governance frameworks to ensure regulatory compliance and minimise cyber security risks.
Acquire knowledge about digital transformation
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Project Recovery
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