Sydney-headquartered QBE Insurance coverage Group now has a group chief data officer (GCDO), primarily based within the London workplace, within the individual of Christopher Bannocks (pictured).
“There has by no means been a extra essential time for organizations to have a strong strategy to enabling the enterprise with data capabilities and forming a powerful and aligned data technique,” mentioned Bannocks, who got here onboard on Could 18 to guide QBE’s enterprise data capabilities.
“I’m wanting ahead to working with the groups to assist QBE, a number one world insurer, construct on its data capabilities and form the strategy to raised assist and repair our prospects, folks, and shareholders.”
A extremely skilled know-how providers and data skilled, the GCDO might be accountable for defining and implementing the data technique and agenda at QBE. Bannocks stories to operations and know-how group govt Matt Mansour, who additionally just lately welcomed new group chief data officer David Germain.
“Chris’ important expertise working with corporations to develop data methods and enhance data capabilities has given him a stable understanding of the significance of making business-focused options that ship worth rapidly whereas demonstrating path in the direction of a strategic end-state,” commented Mansour.
“This expertise is important to permit us to achieve probably the most perception for our prospects in managing their dangers.”
Bannocks’ credentials span twenty years of data roles inside the monetary providers sector – together with posts at Barclays Financial institution, Nomura Worldwide, and ING Financial institution. The Credit score Suisse alumnus was most just lately with Danone the place he served as chief data and analytics officer.
