{"id":34,"date":"2024-10-23T14:48:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T12:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-degel-ch.degel.ch\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2024-10-25T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T08:50:31","slug":"zur-person","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/zur-person\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Uwe Degel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chief Information Officer \u2013 Diplom-Informatiker (Univ.)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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SHORT PROFILE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • 25+ years leadership experience as CIO, CDO, IT Director or similar positions across China, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Americas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Accountable for yearly operational budgets up to 75+ MUSD.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Leading organizations of up to 90 direct reports and up to 200 dotted line reports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 3 years Dental Material, 9 years Medical Device, 7 years Machinery, Equipment & Components, 5 years Automotive, 5 years IT Service & Consulting for financial sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    PERSONAL SKILLS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Strategic and structured leader with strong\nbusiness acumen and decision-making skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Excellent communication and negotiation abilities,\nwith a persuasive and customer-focused\napproach.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Effective team player skilled in managing complex\nissues and driving organizational success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      KEY ACHIEVEMENTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Led global Digital Business Transformation\nprograms for 5+ leading companies, optimizing\nfinancial and operational efficiency using SAP\nand Microsoft Dynamics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Designed and implemented secure, scalable\nglobal infrastructure for 24\/7 operations,\nsafeguarding IP and enhancing user experience\nfor 4+ international companies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Designed and implemented global project\nportfolio management frameworks for 2 major\nindustry players, aligning strategic objectives\nwith project activities across all functions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Transformed on-premises IT operations to\ncloud solutions using Amazon, Google, and\nMicrosoft technologies for 3 companies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        LANGUAGES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • German (mother tongue)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Englisch (Verhandlungssicher)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          KEY CAREER MILESTONES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Vice President Information Technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

          Medical device manufacturer \/ dental industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          2022 – 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Zurich Kloten, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

          Digital transformation using Microsoft Dynamics and Office 365, including due diligence support during acquisition, restructuring the IT organization, implementing a global BI solution, and rolling out cloud-based collaboration and digital dental solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          General Manager IT \/ Global CIO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

          Dental chemistry \/ Medical device manufacturer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          2016 – 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Lucerne, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

          Global SAP S\/4 Hana business transformation, including the unification of processes. Global IT organization restructuring. Customer cloud platform implementation. Migration to Microsoft Office 365. Deployment of a global SD-WAN with GxP compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Head ICT APAC region<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

          Capital goods industry \/ automotive \/ commercial vehicles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          2012 – 2015<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Paradiso, Ticino, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          • ICT operations across Australia, New Zealand, CIS, Turkey, and Asia Pacific, overseeing a $40M OPEX, $35M CAPEX budget, and managing 170 team members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Reorganisation of multiple ICT organizations across APAC.SAP ECC 6 in China. Regional IT service management in India. Establishment of 4 manufacturing sites and a headquarter in China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Chief Information Officer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Medical device manufacturer \/ dental industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1999 – 2006<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              Basel, Schweiz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

              Spearheaded the global IT strategy and expanded the international IT organization at Straumann, growing from 3 to 60 employees across 17 countries, while implementing key mySAP systems and establishing disaster-capable data centers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              EDUCATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Diploma in Computer Science<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Universit\u00e4t Fridericiana zu Karlsruhe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1987-1993<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              Karlsruhe, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

              Program for Executive Development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              International Institute for Management Development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              2002<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              Lausanne, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

              3P Seminar (Gemba Kaizen)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Shingijutsu Asia Hong KongCo.,LTD.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              2008<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              Hong Kong & Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

              Private Pilot License PPL(A)\/SEP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Flight School Fricktal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              2022 – 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              LSZI, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Uwe Degel Chief Information Officer \u2013 Diplom-Informatiker (Univ.) KURZPROFIL SOFTSKILLS WICHTIGSTE ERFOLGE SPRACHEN WICHTIGE STATIONEN Vice President Information Technology Medizinger\u00e4tehersteller \/ Dental Industrie 2022 – 2024 Z\u00fcrich Kloten, Schweiz Digitale Transformation mit Microsoft Dynamics und Office 365. Umstrukturierung der IT-Organisation. Implementierung einer globalen BI-L\u00f6sung. Einf\u00fchrung von cloudbasierten Kollaborations- und digitaler Zahnmedizinl\u00f6sungen. General Manager IT \/ […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150,"href":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.degel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}