Fabian Wendel Email & Phone Number

Greater Zurich Area

Advisory Boutique for Digital Transformation

Zurich, Switzerland

- Supported the build-up of the new business area and related digital products- Optimized omni-channel approach and customer interaction

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- COO to the bank’s Group COO; supported in establishing the function as part of the new Group strategy; managing the strategy, financials, and risk of the area- Co-led the strategic cost transformation as part of the bank’s restructuring program- Service Company Head Office Manager, which includes oversight of the Senior Franchise Officers who manage the sites in India, Poland, and North Carolina- Managed the investment and execution governance of the bank’s technology investments across all divisions and functions- Sponsored and ran multiple cross-divisional innovation and regulatory initiatives such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Operational Continuity in Resolution (OCIR)

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- Actively managed the annual IT Change-the-Bank investments across Private Banking & Wealth Management (PBWM) - Executed and supported various company-wide initiatives (Architecture Simplification, Front-to-Back, Legal Entity) and all regions (CH, EMEA; APAC, Americas)- Drove the cross-divisional alignment of the annual spend on the Swiss IT platform with PBWM Business, Operations, Risk, Finance, and General Counsel- Managed the PBWM COO business management, including financial and senior management updates (PBWM MC)

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- Managed daily operations of the organization- Planned strategic IT investment and ran execution governance for Division Private Banking- Reduced IT total cost of ownership (TCO) and conduced cost efficiency programs- Optimized global workforce management and offshoring- Standardized global processes in software development and financial management

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- Managed financial matters of organization from planning to controlling- Ran strategic IT investment planning across multiple divisions and IT units- Drove cost optimization programs and standardized financial management processes - Established management performance reporting and KPI target setting framework- Built-out business management service organization in Poland

New York And Zurich

- Managed integration of former Investment Banking and Private Banking IT units for Division Legal and Compliance - Developed IT strategy and established Business-IT governance- Drove organizational development in off-shoring, process management, risk management- Established quality management, quality assurance, and test automation team in India

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- Actively managed in the overall IT strategy development and demand planning - Ran the change management and supported the strategy stream of the IT-wide Centers of Excellence / off-shoring program- Established performance management and balanced scorecard- Optimized IT budgeting process, IT governance, and communications

Switzerland And Germany

- Developed global strategies for financial services and automotive companies- Implemented business strategies and innovation management

Zürich Area, Switzerland

(takeover Andersen)- Established business strategies, and balanced scorecards, and project risk management- Implemented Information Risk Management for financial service companies

Zurich

- Ran strategy development, process management, and IT management projects- Drove technology risk consulting mandates in financial service companies

St. Gallen

- Institute for Information and Technology Management