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What's NewS Issue 11 November 1996
GLOBAL IT/OPEX - MAKING UP THE BALANCE
It is hardly news that we embarked on a so-called Global IT/Operational Excellence
program OPEX earlier this year.What is news is the result of a thorough business
review which maps out requirements for now and, even more importantly.for the
future as we face such major challenges as the Euro and - of course - the 'millenium'
issue.
At the start of our international operations we created locally driven administrative
organizations with locally driven IT systems, aiming at the best possible local
efficiency. Now, having grown into a true network organization we need
administrative organizations and IT systems, that can be linked.This is the major
challenge, we are facing.
'We are still in the process ofvalidating all the requirements and ouralternative
options/says Hanno Riedlin, the managing board member who shares responsiblity
for these programs with Henk van der Stelt. 'But I want to stress here that this is not a
'head office' idea.The international admistration Task Force emphasized the need for
interactive systems and the need for cross-border cooperation - at every level in this
field. We have to do this together and it has to be driven by the offices around the
world, not solely by people in head office.'
Hanno Riedlin: 'Still in the
proces of validating all the
requirements and alternative
options.
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT
A five-person managing board has been appointed for Rabobank International.
ArthurArnold
chairman
- strategy/capital allocation
- investment banking group
including dient management:
financial institutions
- controller RI - Bert Bruggink
- global market risk management
Robert Armstrong
- audit and compliance
Willem van Duijn (Rabobank
Nederland)
- human resources -
Flip Goudsmit
- marketing -
Roel van Veggel
- legal and fiscal affairs
Cees Oosterholt
(Rabobank Nederland)
Wouter Kolff
vice-chairman
- all offices in Europe, Africa and
the Middle East (except private
banking)
- dient management:
international corporates
- corporate finance group
- investment banking: equities
- Gilde
HenkGentis
- all offices in North and South
America
- dient management: food
and agribusiness
- global credit risk management
Jaap Slotema
- Rabo Vastgoed
Hanno Riedlin
- all offices in Asia and Australia
- dient management:
health care - Arnold Kuijpers
- private banking group,all offices,
ind. dient management: high
networth individuals -
Thomas van Rijckevorsel
- network development and
support - Bram Kruimel
- OPEX program
Henk van der Stelt
- dient management: Rabobank
organization
- administration group
- global IT-Ernie Kahle
- OPEX program
As you will see, there are a number of line managers,such as Arnold
Kuijpers for health care and Ernie Kahle for global IT and Thomas van
Rijckevorsel for Private Banking. These people report directly to the board
member with overall responsibility.
