About
Focused on what organisations actually need — locally present, globally connected.
For 40 years I have worked in technology — the first decade in telecommunications, the 30 years since in financial services — starting as an engineer, growing into leadership, and ultimately advising organisations at board level on their most consequential technology decisions: capital markets, global banks, and government agencies across Asia and Europe. Malaysia is not just a market for me. It is where I live and build my advisory practice — a Swiss professional who chose to be in Malaysia.
From 2019 to 2022, I served as Technology Advisor to the Board of Bursa Malaysia. I attended board sessions as an independent technology advisor through the COVID-19 pandemic, advising on IT governance, cybersecurity, and digital transformation at the highest level.
Before that, I spent nearly 20 years at IBM in financial services, across Switzerland, Europe and Asia Pacific — in roles including Distinguished Engineer, responsible for IBM's technology strategy and client advisory. I have worked with banks across Switzerland, Europe and Asia.
Today I work as an independent IT and AI advisor. AI is transforming both business and IT — but in different ways. What AI means for the business is a different question from what AI means for IT. Generative AI is accelerating both: new business models, new risks, and new governance obligations — including the need for boards to understand explainable AI (XAI) and where algorithmic decisions can and cannot be trusted. Both are connected, but each requires a different answer. That is where I add value: pragmatic, peer-level, without big-firm overhead.
