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Aneta Kolankowska

Chief Information Officer BNP Paribas www htps ta-kolankowska-69372a2 :/ com inkedin l . / in ane-
Starting with BNP Paribas as junior business analyst in 2001 , Aneta quickly advanced to the position of senior product manager . In this role , she was responsible for : local systems ' analysis ; managing systems ' upgrades and development ; reporting systems ' support ; creating local systems documentation ; securities module implementation ; treasury back-office system updates ; FINREP implementation ; and analysis of & suggestions for payroll process improvement .
She remained at BNP Paribas for an additional eight years , rising through the ranks to become the Head of Project Management & IT and Head of Capital Markets Support . After two years in that position , Aneta spent over half a decade at Credit Suisse , starting out as regional head of project delivery & systems integration . Here , she built the regional IT structure , which instigated her promotion to head of supplier , PMO &
service management , and head of IT for Suisse Universal Bank in Poland . She returned back to BNP Paribas in October 2022 as the Chief Information Officer .
Aneta earned a degree in finance for banking from the University of Science and Technology in Krakow . She earned a Prince2 Professional Certificate from the OMEC Open Management Education Center , a PMP certification from the Project Management Institute , and an associate ' s certificate in project management from the School of Business and Public Management at George Washington University .
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