Le profil public de Philippe Cornette

SWIFT

Belgique

1330

Philippe is a seasoned senior IT director / Product manager who marries in-depth knowledge of technology with sound business and commercial sense, in addition to strong people management skills.
He has been active in senior technology projects for 18 years, and has a track record of success in large-scale complex environments.

He is currently a Senior Manager at SWIFT with responsibility for the management and development of financial messaging systems.

Areas of expertise:
Build lean organization
Develop and nurture high performing team
Create clear and appropriate IT governance
Weave business and IT strategy together
Behave commercially
Communicate contribution
Manage risks
Understand Competitive environment
Focus on Customer satisfaction
Lead, influence and manage

Professional Objectives

• A challenging senior IT management position in a dynamic and multinational environment

• A position where strong organizational, leadership and strategic skills, combined with thorough knowledge of the IT industry and understanding of the current business environment are a must

• Willing to relocate


Selected Achievements

• Successfully defined and executed enterprise-wide IT strategic plans (Internet/Intranet/Extranet, office automation migration, WAN, data warehouse, business intelligence, SAP R/3, CRM, mainframe, e-business,…)

• Increased end-users satisfaction by 15 % (over 90 %) by reshaping services and support

• Introduced new management methods (balanced scorecard, operating lease, costing model, outsourcing, ITIL, information mapping, documentation single-sourcing, simplified English documentation…)

• Led product management, systems development, deployment and operations to provide competitive advantage and integrate state-of-the-art technology with business needs

• Managed worldwide IS departments (70 + people, 15 + million € budget)

• Lowered cost of ownership by more than 20 % by standardizing infrastructure, deploying asset management solution and renegotiating contracts

• Reduced legal exposure by centralizing licenses management, standardizing tracking procedures and implementing SAS70

• Successfully negotiated large global outsourcing contracts: WAN (2M$), Mainframe hosting (1M$), Help desk (2.5 M€), Site support (2M$),…

• Created Market Research and Competitive Intelligence departments

• P&L responsibility


Employment History

• SWIFT - Senior Product Manager - SWIFTNet Messaging Services 2006 - Present day
• SWIFT - Director of Publication Management 2004- 2005
• SWIFT - Director of Marketing Support 2002-2004
• SWIFT - Director of Workplace Technology (MIS) 2000-2002
• EVC International - IT & Standards Manager for the EVC Group 1998-2002
• Owens Corning - MIS Services operations & Architecture Leader Europe 1995-1998
• AC Nielsen - MIS Project Manager 1993–1995
• AT&T EUROPE - Senior Associate Telecommunications Services 1990-1993
• Military Service - Reserve Officer 1989-1990


Education

• MBA - Henley Management College - UK completed in 2007
• Executive Management (CEPAC) - Solvay Business School – ULB 2001
• Master in Computer Science (Ingénieur civil en informatique) – UCL 1988

directeur  ERP  ITIL  CIO  SWIFT  SOA  leadership  DSI  SAP  Product manager  VP  XML  helpdesk  informatique  internet  banque 

SWIFT

janvier 2000

Encore en cours

Cadre ou cadre supérieur

Banque, assurance et services financiers

Coopérative ou SCRL (Société Coopérative)

entre 1000 et 5000 personnes

January 2006 – Present day: Head of SWIFTNet Messaging Product management
Responsible to develop and implement the strategy for SWIFT messaging services and associated products

May 2004 – December 2005: Director of Publication Management
Major achievement:
• Reorganized the User Documentation department and define new organisation, strategy and value proposition
• Moved from SWIFT-centric to Customer-oriented approach
• Defined and executed new strategy for SWIFT UHB (P&L: 6 MUSD)
• Ensured SAS70 compliance

December 2002 – April 2004: Director of Marketing Support
Major achievement:
• Created & developed the Competitive Intelligence, Marketing Planning Office and Market Research unit
• Delivered the Competitive Landscape study

January 2000 – December 2002: Director of Workplace Technology (MIS) & E-Business segment leader
Headcount: 70 people (BE, UK, US, NL, Hong Kong); Budget Capex 4 MEuro, Opex 7 MEuro

Major achievements:
• Transformed the internal IT department to deliver added-value and cost effective worldwide solutions to all Swift internal customers in the areas of customer support, services management, infrastructure management, development, internet solutions and security
• Transformed a group of unmotivated people into a world-class team
• Increased customer satisfaction by 15%
• Outsourced the IT helpdesk - Integrated « One Stop Shop service » 24X7 single global helpdesk
• Implemented security solutions and policies

EVC International

janvier 1998

janvier2000

Cadre ou cadre supérieur

Chimie/parachimie

entre 1000 et 5000 personnes

Information Technology & Standards Manager for the EVC Group
Headcount: 10 people

Major achievements:
• Defined and deployed new Office Automation standards for the EVC Group to minimize the total cost of ownership and provide competitive advantage to the EVC Businesses
• Defined the new strategy for the Corporate IT infrastructure
• Manage successfully the EVC Office Automation and Infrastructure Year 2000 project
• Negotiated new outsourcing contracts for Mainframe and WAN services in order to reduce costs
• Translated strategies into results and leveraged technology to improve products, processes, and productivity

AT&T, Owens Corning, AC Nielsen

mars 1990

janvier1998

Informatique, Internet et télécom

July 95 – December 97: European Owens Corning
MIS Architecture, Services operations, Alliances & Sourcing Leader for Europe
Headcount: 25 people

Major achievements:
• Created and managed the European MIS Architecture & Support team to support all the European users (+/- 2000)
• Negotiated successfully major European outsourcing contracts (WAN, IT support, mainframe)
• Created and managed the European MIS Architecture team

July 1993 – July 95: Nielsen International (Dun & Bradstreet)
IS Project Manager
Major achievements:
• Managed successfully:
– the development of an Executive Information Systems (EIS) for the Nielsen International Executives
– the installation of the Belgian D&B Shared Services Computer Centre
– the MIS support team of the Nielsen International headquarters
– deployment projects (MSMail, Windows NT, HR application,…)

April 1990 - July 1993: AT&T EUROPE
Senior Associate Telecommunications Services
Special assignment: March 92 - September 92: IS Site Manager AT&T NORDICS Stockholm
Major achievements:
• Designed successfully European data & voice networking solutions
• Managed successfully the support team for the European Headquarters and some remote sites

mars 2004

Encore en cours

MBA et Executive MBA

Henley Management College (UK)

septembre 1981

septembre 1988

Ecole d'ingénieurs

Informatique

1981-1988 Engineer in Computer Science (Ingénieur civil en informatique)
Catholic University of Louvain
1981-1984 General Engineer education
1984-1985 Electricity Engineering
1985-1988 Engineer in Computer Science

UCL

Build lean organization
Develop and nurture high performing team
Create clear and appropriate IT governance
Weave business and IT strategy together
Behave commercially
Communicate contribution
Manage risks
Understand Competitive environment
Focus on Customer satisfaction
Lead, influence and manage

• A challenging senior management position in a dynamic and multinational environment
• A position where strong organizational, leadership and strategic skills, combined with thorough knowledge of the industry and understanding of the current business environment are a must