Center for CIO Leadership Member Success Case   Olayinka Oni, Wema Bank Plc.     “The Center for CIO Leadership site is a great resource when I am seeking knowledge on a particular topic and I also receive tremendous value from the virtual events.  It is beneficial to hear what others are working on and learn that they are facing the same challenges as me.  The Center has always been a great sounding board for me.” – Olayinka Oni, Wema Bank Plc		Member Profile:   Olayinka Oni is Divisional Head IT & Operations at Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria, where he is responsible for the strategic direction of the bank’s IT and Operations.  Olayinka joined Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria in November 2009.  Before Wema Bank Plc, Olayinka was Group Head Information Technology at FCMB where he provided executive leadership.  He was responsible for all aspects of strategic IT planning, implementation and support as an integral component of the business plan.    Connect directly with Olayinka Oni by visiting his member profile.

Olayinka Oni is Divisional Head IT & Operations at Wema Bank Plc, which is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, and operates a network of 110 branches throughout the country.  Olayinka joined the Center for CIO Leadership in 2009 to access the peer community and content, and gain insights and advice from peers and experts that he can leverage in his role as an IT leader.  Olayinka has attended a number of Center virtual events, participated in a mentoring relationship through the Center and is also an active member on the Center’s Member Steering Committee. 

Leveraging Technology to Enable Transformation

In a competitive market that is changing rapidly, Olayinka recognized that services and technology would be the key differentiators for his organization to stand out from other niche players in the banking industry.  Olayinka is leading a major IT-enabled transformation at his organization and through his involvement in the Center for CIO Leadership, he is able to tap into resources and peer insights that help him manage through the challenges he faces on the journey.  Additionally, as a result of his active involvement in the Center community and the Center’s Member Steering Committee, he has gained industry credibility in Nigeria.

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	Center for CIO Leadership Member Success Case   Dileep Somani, OTE Group     “The ‘Communicating Business Value’ program is an excellent program and really adds value to the CIO as an individual, and helps in bridging the gap between IT & business.”		Member Profile:   Dileep Somani, Chief Information Officer at OTE Group, has 25 years of experience working in various types of industries in IT & Business i.e. Steel, Chemical, Textile and Trading, with the aim of helping organizations in achieving market leadership by aligning Business and IT (integrating technology with business objectives).   Dileep is an engineering graduate with CISA & PMP Certification.  He also has 13 years of experience in SAP–ERP, CRM, BI & related solutions.   Connect directly with Dileep Somani by visiting his member profile.

Dileep Somani is Chief Information Officer at OTE Group, an automobile and auto parts conglomerate based in the Sultanate of Oman.  He joined the Center for CIO Leadership to access the peer community and content, and gain insights and advice from peers and experts that he can leverage in his role as CIO.  Dileep has attended a number of Center for CIO Leadership education programs and virtual events, with the aspiration to build his competency in a particular area of business leadership:  to more effectively communicate the value that technology can enable throughout the enterprise – and to be able to communicate the value in terms that the business understands.

CIO challenge: communicating effectively with the business – in business terms

Dileep, an experienced CIO, participated in the online education program, “Communicating Business Value,” a custom online program by the Center for CIO Leadership as well as a number of Center virtual events.  Since completing the Communicating Business Value program, Dileep is using all 3 program components – defining, measuring and communicating business value – in his role as CIO at OTE.  Read the full member case to learn more about how Dileep is applying the value he has gained from this and other Center events and activities within his own organization.

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“My experience in the [Communicating Business Value] program has sharpened and re-focused my view on this goal of moving the IT team from being technically-oriented to more business-focused.  We in IT need to get to closer to the business and gain a better business understanding, and also acquire the skills to be able communicate in the right way with the business people.” – Klaus Höling

A persistent challenge faced by CIOs

Klaus Höling, Director, Information Technology, of Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KG participated in the first offering of the Communicating Business Value online education program.  Although Klaus is a veteran in the IT industry, he registered for this educational course to improve his skills in communicating IT’s business value and to learn from the instructor and peers in the program about best practices and new ways to think about the challenge.  Klaus, whose IT career spans over 30 years, remarked, “Communicating business value has always been a challenge and it is highly dependent on what IT process knowledge the executive team has and their overall understanding of IT.” 

Evolution not revolution

As an experienced CIO, Klaus has a wide range of methods and approaches he already implements when working with the business and his internal IT team.  For him, the program did not cause dramatic changes in how he approaches his role; rather he found that he has gained new ideas to supplement what he is already doing.  Read the full member case to learn more about how Klaus is applying his learnings in his organization.

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	Center for CIO Leadership Member Case   David Tobias, Bank of Israel   “The INSEAD program was the best I have ever attended.  The presentation and the workshop that followed immediately after were excellent.  I was able to take a lot of what I learned back home and use it in my position – very beneficial.”		Member Profile:   David Tobias is the Director of Information Technology at the Bank of Israel, the central bank of the state since 1954.The bank is situated in Ben Gurion campus in Jerusalem, near the Knesset (Israel's parliament), the Supreme Court, and government ministries.   Connect directly with David Tobias by visiting his member profile.

The Changing Role of the CIO

David Tobias, Bank of Israel’s CIO, attended the Executive Education Session The New CIO: Business Leader, Agent of Change, Driver of Value hosted by Center for CIO Leadership and INSEAD.  During the session, David was particularly interested in the aspects of the changing role of the CIO, and the relationship with the CEO, “I came home with a lot of material and a new perspective.  I realized that I need to evolve from growth enabler to growth initiator and facilitator.”

How the Center helped

As a direct result of David’s experience at the INSEAD Executive Education Session, there has been an incremental change in his approach, which in turn led to noticeable change in his organization.

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