Eric Ruiz
BRD - GROUPE SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
component of BRD ’ s transformation . “ In order to implement Agile , we first had to determine exactly what it is and what we wanted it to achieve . To accomplish this , establishing a step-by-step approach was essential ,” explains Ruiz . “ Agile is a new way of working and we ’ ve trained our people and paired them with an Agile coach . It ’ s a great way to make processes more efficient and drive real value for our business .”
In a bid to drive operations , BRD has established several strategic partnerships such as IT Smart Systems and Backbase . “ Our partner , IT Smart Systems ( ITSS ), has made an important contribution to our digital transformation journey and continues to show a strong commitment to meet our common objectives inside the omnichannel and OpenBanking & PSD2 programmes ,” explains Ruiz .
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Eric Ruiz
EXECUTIVE PROFILE Eric has managed IT at BRD Romania for more than two years , with the ambition of transforming the way IT provides value to the business in its digitalisation and automation objectives . Previously , Eric was dep CIO and global CTO for Russia SG entities , supporting 15.000 employees over 11 time zones . Prior to that , he was CIO and business process improvement manager for the Russian consumer finance subsidiary of SG , enabling it to become number one in car loans in Russia . He also held the position of COO of SG Ukrainian subsidiary , and was responsible for IT / back-office , and the acceptance and administration departments . He was also global middleware manager in New York investment bank subsidiary of SG .
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