Markus Moll
Markus Moll, born in 1964, graduated at the University of St. Gall in 1984 (lic. oec.) and completed an Executive MBA in 2000 and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School Boston in 2007. He is at Credit Suisse since 1990.
The Information Technology group of Credit Suisse reports directly to the CEO and is organized according to business areas (Private Banking, Investment Banking, Asset Management, Corporate Services and Infrastructure). The IT Private Banking business area is responsible for the worldwide development and support of all applications for the Private Banking business of Credit Suisse. In this area, Markus Moll headed the Core, Retail & Corporate Banking Application Development department before he assumed responsibility for the Global Development Services & Change Initiatives department.
Key tasks of the Global Development Services & Change Initiatives department:
CMMI
- Developing and documenting CMMI-compliant development processes
- In 2007, one of the first large companies in Switzerland certified as CMMI Maturity Level 2
SYNONYM
- Providing development and test environments with both offshore and onsite access
- Providing legally compliant, synthetic test data for extensive functional and application testing
Strategic Setup for the Areas
- Internal consulting
- Sourcing / offshoring
- Software engineering
- Quality management
- Process management
Provide, develop, deploy, and promote concepts, methods, and tools.
Strategic Workforce Management
- Promoting and developing employees and recruiting IT professionals and qualified trainees
- Communicating to internal and external stakeholders and doing PR work
For many years, Markus Moll worked in project management in the IT area of the bank. The responsibility and the size of the unit steadily increased. One of the objectives is to acquire concepts, methods, tools, and ideas how to lead, manage, and further develop a unit. The finance industry finds itself in a large and rapidly changing environment. More demanding and better informed clients, declining margins, globalization, increasing competition, and regulatory requirements require the development of new strategies, services, and products. With the Global Development Services & Change Initiatives department, Markus Moll contributes to the goal of Credit Suisse to become the premier IT organization in our industry.
