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. Swiss by origin, I live in Malaysia and run my advisory practice from here.
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 ASEAN — 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 advisor on AI risk and governance. 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. Every one of those decisions carries a cost that builds quietly before anyone sees it. The work now is to find where that cost is building while it is still a decision and not yet a number in the P&L.
