“ We have to stay relevant and add value to customers in their daily digital lives ”
— Aidan Millar , Chief Data and Analytics Officer , DNB
so it is easy for business leaders to relate . “ It all starts with people and organisational culture . Culture eats strategy for breakfast every time , you have to fuel your enterprise data strategy with an organisational passion for data ,” says Millar .
“ The first leg of the DNB threeyear transformation ( 2018 ) was focused on ‘ Protecting the Bank ’.
The second leg ( 2019 ) was all about operationalising processes and ways of working – ‘ Making it Stick ’, this was the hardest part ,” Millar says . “ The final leg ( 2020 ), ‘ Grow the Bank ’, is all about capitalising on shared data assets , new data models and advanced analytics to generate top line revenue growth and data driven efficiencies .”
2019 was the year DNB capitalised on the opportunities that came with building customer channels and analytics capabilities in the cloud ; including
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE :
Aidan Millar Title : Chief Data and Analytics Officer Industry : Financial Services
Location : Norway
Passionate about the positive disruption of technology and advanced analytics on the financial services industry , Aidan is an experienced leader with the courage to make things happen . He offers 30 + years of professional experience – with eight years of top-tier consulting experience complemented with 22 years ’ industry experience delivering sustainable change within large financial services organisations . www . fintechmagazine . com