Georg O.-CIO / CDO
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Group CIO / CDO
TroGroup
- Design and execution of the transformation journey of IT & Digitization and enablement of the further development of the group
- Development of the global IT & Digitization Strategy (motto: “ahead of the wave”) based on group standards and USP driven digital solutions
- Definition of the digital strategy as part of the company strategy 2030 with focus on the value disciplines “operational excellence”, “customer intimacy”, “product leadership”
- Design and implementation of a business focussed, global IT-Organization, including current shadow-IT parts
- Digital product development with focus on IoT, data science, AI, software development (DevOps), cloud-architecture and Azure cloud-services
- Initiation and ramp-up of the CoE for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics including several agentic AI projects
- Definition and global rollout of the enterprise, infrastructure and application architecture
- Cloud transformation and setup and execution of the global S/4HANA rollout including introduction of new capabilities and modules
- Global business process standardization, automation and end2end digitization within and cross divisional
- IT/OT integration (shopfloor, CAx integration)
- P&L responsibility and further development of the digital marketing & sales channels, SEO/SEA, online product configuration, PIM/DAM, eBusiness/eCommerce systems
- Implementation of a global intranet portal and several digital solutions like Workday, Concur, Softconcis, Tacto, xFlow
- Further development of Salesforce beyond CRM to a sales backbone
- Support of M&A and divestiture
- Cyber security excellence, data protection and NIS2 preparation
- Ramp up of nearshore and offshore locations (Poland, India)
- Evaluation and implementation of business-value driven IT innovation like RPA, business process AI and low-code
- IT-budgeting and controlling, KPI reporting and negotiation of large IT contracts
- Global recruiting, people retention and development
- Stakeholder management with executive management and heads of divisions
Group CIO / CDO
Vetropack Group
- Development of the IT & digitization strategy (motto: “digital enterprise and digital factory”)
- Transformation through definition and implementation of nine fields of action: IT-Organisation, IT-KPIs, enterprise and application architecture, cloud, IT/OT, PMO, people development (DevOps)
- Leadership of the IT-Strategy Board with CEO, CFO, CTO, CISO and business unit leaders
- Digitization of business processes including marketing, sales, production planning, supply chain management, yard management, production and product development
- Ramping up the IoT business model and development of the digital, cloud-based ecosystem with clients and suppliers (Azure Cloud and SAP BTP)
- Development of the BI and data analytics strategy and concept for customer portal, CPQ and EDI
- Selection and implementation of a new CRM tool and procurement platform
- Implementation of full traceability and automation of the warehouse including AGV
- Total IT management for a greenfield production site and post merger integration of sites in Moldova and Romania
- IT/OT integration and standardization and redesign of the IT-organisation to be process and product oriented
- Setup of hybrid IT/Business product teams and development of a shared service center in Zagreb
- Program management for selection and implementation of a new MES and rollout of SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Salesforce
- Master data management and implementation of Office 365, Digital Workplace, SharePoint and OpenText
- Innovations like 3D printing, digital product catalogue and low code apps with Mendix
- Cloud readiness and transformation of the IT infrastructure
- Cyber security and IT governance development by setting up a PMO and enterprise architecture
Group CIO / CDO
SGL Carbon
Redesign of the IT-strategy, target operating model and business alignment
Centralization and global standardization of the IT environment
Optimization of the IT supplier landscape and IT cost situation
Ramp-up of enterprise architecture and redesign of the application landscape with a zero-based approach
IT workstream lead for the restructuring program including alignment and coordination of McKinsey
Digitization of products, services and sales channels to enable the business strategy
Drive digitization into the company with focus on sales, ROI, mindset and agile working
Setup and strengthening of the ecosystem with external digital partners and transition of staff from operation to innovation
Automation of business processes and introduction of global RPA (UiPath)
Digital end-to-end integration of the value chain from engineering to production, ERP and sales
Establishment of IT and cyber security at required maturity level
Developed and executed the digitization and IT strategy (motto: “Focus and Deliver”)
Standardized, simplified and centralized the global IT landscape
Identified cost drivers for enterprise architecture and realized recurring cost-savings of €10.7m pa
Established an international digital developer and consultant team in Germany, Portugal, China and USA
Delivered agile business innovations: customer portal, product finders, smart digital heat exchanger
Leveraged digitization for the graphite product “Superblock”, value stream management and remnant optimization
Improved business decisions through data usage and implemented global demand management and PMO
Successfully rolled out S/4HANA to USA and India during COVID and further improved IT-cyber security
Interim CIO and Head of Business Transformation Program
Wittur Group
Responsible for global business transformation and value creation plan as head of transformation office
Alignment and coordination of Alvarez & Marsal, Alix Partners and other advisors
Stakeholder management and private equity buy-in
Management and development of the global IT organisation and execution plan for time, budget and scope
Smartification of products and digital innovation for the elevator industry
Digitization of the sales channel and aftermarket business
Redesign and rollout of the IT landscape (ERP, CRM, HCM, application and infrastructure)
Program ownership of data governance and master data standardization
Redesign of the global IT target operating model and ramp-up of ISO 2700x cyber security
Established digitization and IT as main pillar of private equity value creation and business strategy
Delivered lighthouse projects: aftermarket eBusiness, component lifetime prediction (AI), sensor data analytics (“elevator as a service”)
Used blockchain for product authentication and copy protection
Developed and aligned a new target operating model, centralized operations in Italy and founded developer teams in Spain and Austria
Delivered and initiated rollout of a new global ERP system (Infor Public Cloud) with master data quality and standardized processes
Executed a cyber security remediation plan after a global event, including infrastructure, processes, organization and awareness trainings
Group CIO / CDO
Miba AG
Responsible for enterprise digitization, global IT and business excellence
Introduction of the digital development and funneling process (ideation, innovation)
Lighthouse projects: digital business models, Industry 4.0, smart factory, IoT, data science and AI
Globalization and skill development of the digital & IT organisation including cloud migration
Extension and empowerment of digital development and application management through offshoring to India
Centralization and standardization of the ERP, MES, application and infrastructure landscape
Defined digitization and eMobility as core elements of business strategy and delivered the “House of Digitization @ Miba” framework
Ramped up the global Digital Office and established interfaces to business divisions
Delivered multiple lighthouse projects: friction application engineering tool, predictive maintenance, lifecycle prediction, AR for remote support, visual inspection and machine learning
Implemented aftermarket eBusiness platform to secure direct client interface
Developed a digitized sinter machine with 200 sensors for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance
Delivered big data and analytics tools for R&D, management and sales
Implemented blockchain and IoT use cases for eMobility and automotive industry
Redesigned global target operating model focused on innovation, delivery and operation
Established development center in Pune, India within 12 months using DevOps
Implemented integrated value chain from PLM/CAD to ERP and MES with digital twin and factory
Initiated and managed a monthly BIT-Board to improve IT/business alignment
Managed M&A IT projects in USA, Brazil and Germany incl. due diligence and PMI
Successfully migrated globally to SAP S/4HANA and SAP BI and increased internal IT customer satisfaction from 50% to 76%
CEO / Founder
ATRiCON
Strategic consulting on digitization, technology, processes and target operating models for midsized companies
Business model creation, sales, delivery and company development
Key account and stakeholder management
Designed and implemented IT strategy and organisation in Greiner Group divisions and coached divisional CIOs
Managed innovation and digital sales strategy for IBM Austria and A1 Telecom
Implemented portfolio and project management excellence for a multinational manufacturer
Provided interim management for Red Bull and digitization at ZKW
Developed digitization vision, strategy and roadmap for a public healthcare provider
Delivered IT cost charging systems and KPI systems for large companies
Designed SAP/ERP roadmap for Banner Group
Implemented data protection governance and ISO/BSI cybersecurity standards
Senior Vice President for Digitization (Software Development and Digital Technologies)
SPAR Group
Leveraged IT and digitization in retail and shopping-center business
Innovation management and technology architecture
Led software development teams for eCommerce, business intelligence and internal systems
Responsible for ERP, warehouse systems, backend development and operation
Operated international data centers and global IT infrastructure
Ramp-up and improvement of cyber security (ISO 2700x, BSI), governance (COBIT, ITIL) and IT risk management (ISACA Risk-IT)
Developed IT/digital strategy and business-process-oriented organisation
Delivered eBusiness and multichannel solutions and several shopping and customer apps
Developed smart POS and store systems, omnichannel retail banking and digital payments
Innovated a smart glove for warehouse picking and implemented AR and smart glasses
Delivered a large data warehouse/analytics platform for sales prediction, customer behavior analytics, cross-selling and marketing analytics
Digitized warehouses and redesigned and digitized several production sites
Implemented process standards like COBIT, ITIL, BSI Grundschutz and ISO2700x
Senior Consultant Technology and Solution Engineering
Accenture
Senior consultant for clients like Deutsche Telekom, SwissRe and Concordia Healthcare
Head of Competence Center for IT architectures and responsible for multi-million euro project offers
Developed the digital reinsurance internet platform “inreon.com” for SwissRe and founded it as a joint venture in London
Developed and operated the invoice and payment system FAKT2000 for Deutsche Telekom
Developed and implemented core digital strategy and architecture for Concordia Healthcare insurance
Redesigned the IT/digital project portfolio of the Austrian social security organisation, centralised IT and delivered innovations like the Austrian eCard and ELGA
Industry experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Telecommunication, Automotive, Retail, and Insurance.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Project Management, Product Development, and Finance.
Summary
Senior leader of large and global organizations with focus on digital transformation and digital products, operational excellence, automatization of business processes, leveraging the power of data
Responsibility for the global Digitization, Innovation and IT management with excellent track record at the interfaces to the business divisions
Leader of extensive transformation-, strategy- and development-processes (eg in PE backed companies)
Identification and realization of digitization and technology potentials with focus on market effectiveness (sales, services, products) and internal efficiency
Successful change manager of large transformation initiatives
Private equity experienced program leader for large scale and multi-year business transformation projects and project-portfolios (70+ Mio. € budgets)
Designer of businessprocess- and product-oriented organizational structures
Team player with focus on priorities and the achievement of agreed goals. Used to communicate and collaborate on all hierarchical levels
More than 20 years of global experience with different perspectives (C-Level, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Interim Manager) – everything seen and done
Transformed companies to an acknowledged digital leader in its industry through setting up Digitization, designing and execution of value creation plans
Disrupted and digitized business models (eg Aftermarket, Reinsurance) through innovation methodologies (Design Thinking, MVP & agile development, DevOps)
Transformed decentralized IT- and Shadow-IT areas to global, business-aligned, value and innovation driven IT-Organizations
Driven and enabled digital cultural shift on all levels
Enabled global growth through cloud and enterprise platforms, technology standardizations, global rollouts
Entrepreneur and developer in eCommerce, digital business, digitization/software development, Engineering
Delivered large digitalization lighthouse projects, eg. intelligent components, Smart Factory, predictive maintenance, digital aftermarket services (eCommerce), Application Engineering Tool for R&D and sales
Increased internal Customer Satisfaction from 50% to 76% within 3 years
Delivered successful global rollouts of SAP S/4HANA, Infor, Salesforce, SuccessFactors, MES-systems, Microsoft O365, infrastructure (cloud) and cyber security standards
Reduced recurring costs and increased EBITDA (10.7m € pa) through restructuring, automation and technology innovation (eg smart intralogistics, predictive maintenance, data and process mining)
Established efficient and effective global matrix-organizations, business partner organizations and (nearshore/offshore) shared service centers
Skills
- Federated It Leadership And Stakeholder Management In Decentralized Organizations
- Enterprise Architecture & Technology Platform Governance
- It And Digitalization Strategy And Execution
- Transformation At Scale (Sap S/4hana, Salesforce, Erp, Crm, Mes, Cloud, Bi And Data, Ai)
- Global It Operations & Service Excellence
- Cybersecurity, Risk & Operational Resilience
- It/Ot Integration Across Industrial Value Chains
- M&A It Integration, Carve-Outs And Tsa Management, Steering Of Managed Service Providers
- People Leadership And Audience-Centric Communication
- It Financial Governance & Value Management
Languages
Education
Kepler University Linz
Promotion in Economics · Economics · Linz, Austria
Kepler University Linz
Degree in Computer Science · Computer Science
Kepler University Linz
Degree in Economics · Economics
Certifications & licenses
TÜV Certified Project Manager
TÜV Österreich Akademie
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Georg speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate), French (Intermediate).
Georg has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Georg has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 7 months. Note that Georg may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Georg would be well-suited for roles such as: Group CIO / CDO, Interim CIO and Head of Business Transformation Program, CEO / Founder.
Georg's most recent position is Group CIO / CDO at TroGroup.
In recent years, Georg has worked for TroGroup and Vetropack Group.
Georg is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Telecommunication. Georg also has some experience in Automotive, Retail, and Insurance.
Georg is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Strategy. Georg also has some experience in Project Management, Product Development, and Finance.
Georg has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing.
Georg has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Strategy.
Georg holds a Doctorate in Economics from Kepler University Linz, a Master in Computer Science from Kepler University Linz and a Master in Economics from Kepler University Linz.
Georg has 1 certificate: TÜV Certified Project Manager.
Georg is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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