Steve Bennett

Current

Chief Executive at The Business Intelligence Group
Owner at Vizigence

Past

Head of Business Intelligence and Analytics at ING DIRECT Australia
Research Director at Gartner
Program Director at AMP

Program Director at IAG
CEO at Information Innovation
Head of Innovation at Natwest Bank
IT Manager at ABN Amro Bank NV
Team Leader, Regional Banking Center at Citibank
Application Developer at Storebrand Norden

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Education

Theseus Institute - International Management Institute
University of Canberra
The Australian National University

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Steve Bennett’s Summary

About the CORTEX:

We are a vibrant online community of DWH, BI, Analytics and Performance Management experts in Australasia. We've become the best source of local news, views, forums and job opportunities. Join the business intelligence CORTEX (http://www.tbig.com.au/forums/), it's FREE!

We also have a LinkedIn group for the CORTEX. Check it out at http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1396187

Email sbennett@tbig.com.au for more information.
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About Me:

I am a business intelligence and information management expert with 20 years experience creating and leading teams and companies in the Financial Services, IT, and Marketing industries.

Former member of Storebrand Norden in Scandinavia, Citibank in the US, EU and Middle East, ABN AMRO in The Netherlands and China, NatWest Bank in the UK, Information Innovation in the EU and US, and IAG, AMP, Gartner, ING Direct and The Business Intelligence Group in Australia.

I am a regular speaker on these subjects at a range of international conferences and local industry events. I publish the blog Oz Analytics (http://analytics.typepad.com/) recent entries of which can be viewed below.
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Steve Bennett’s Specialties:

Business intelligence, decision performance management, innovation, data warehousing, strategic intelligence solutions, knowledge management, data visualisation, analytics, change management, large-scale software development projects, multinational project management, new media and new ventures.

Steve Bennett’s Experience

Chief Executive

The Business Intelligence Group

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

The Business Intelligence Group (BIG) is a Sydney-based company specialised in all aspects of business intelligence, corporate performance management and analytical services. BIG works with a number of Australian and global banks, insurers and media companies. Currently BIG:

- hosts The Business Intelligence CORTEX (www.tbig.com.au), an online community.

- is working with a number of organisations on their new media and data mining strategies.
Owner

Vizigence

(Computer Software industry)

2001 — Present (8 years )

Vizigence is a technology and investment company specialized in the creation of online solutions that disrupt existing markets.
Head of Business Intelligence and Analytics

ING DIRECT Australia

(Banking industry)

January 2007 — May 2009 (2 years 5 months)

ING DIRECT is Australia's largest direct bank and the fifth largest retail bank.

As part of the Senior Management Team and reporting first to the COO and then to the CFO, I created a new department responsible for driving higher performance though the use of analytics across the Bank. A major new platform was constructed to support business intelligence, analytics and performance management as a core capability of ING DIRECT.

Along the way we also delivered to a dozen other initiatives including new products, compliance, AML and a AAA rated Securitisation transaction.
Research Director

Gartner

(Public Company; IT; Information Technology and Services industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year )

A member of the global Business Intelligence (BI) team at Gartner. I advised clients in the Asia Pacific Region on BI and Data Warehousing strategies, vendor selection and capability development, especially in end user applications.

Research interests included Vendor capabiity analysis, migration strategies, capability development, business process modelling and metadata management.
Program Director

AMP

(Public Company; AMP; Financial Services industry)

April 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 4 months)

Led two major change programs within AMP. The programs consisted of approximately 20 large projects targeting radical change across AMP's core financial processes, methodologies, and applications. Achieved the target of a 20% reduction in staff levels.
Program Director

IAG

(Public Company; IAG; Insurance industry)

January 2004 — April 2005 (1 year 4 months)

Managed the end-to-end development and implementation of an innovative business intelligence portal for IAG's most important 1,500 clients. This was achieved by redefining the role of analytics in the client organisations.
CEO

Information Innovation

(Computer Software industry)

1997 — 2001 (4 years )

Led a strategic intelligence software solutions start-up subsequently sold.
Head of Innovation

Natwest Bank

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years )

Answered the big technology questions. Prototyped a fully automated branch concept that broke new ground in its ability to deliver complex banking functions without the need for staff in the branch.
IT Manager

ABN Amro Bank NV

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ABN; Banking industry)

1987 — 1991 (4 years )

Initially a Senior member of the International Technology Development team, I moved on to run a global implementation program with staff in The Netherlands and China and implementation teams in 40 countries.
Team Leader, Regional Banking Center

Citibank

(Public Company; C; Banking industry)

1985 — 1987 (2 years )

Started in the UK, then had a spell in New York and Orlando. Appointed to a new regional bank start-up servicing Citibank retail franchises across the Middle East. Initially in Istanbul, then in Athens, Greece. The start-up was successfully established and a new retail banking system developed and implemented.
Application Developer

Storebrand Norden

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

1984 — 1985 (1 year )

The Storebrand Group is a leading player in the Nordic markets for pensions, life and health insurance, banking and asset management. I developed a new life insurance application for Storebrand's operation in Iceland. I was based in Oslo, Norway.

Steve Bennett’s Education

Theseus Institute - International Management Institute

Executive MBA , Information Technology, Innovation and Strategy , 1993 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

Conducted research on business uses of the internet on behalf of the Lotus Development Corporation in Boston, Mass, New York and Silicon Valley.
Dissertation on "Emerging Organisations of the 21st Century".
University of Canberra

MSc , Computer Science, Applied Mathematics , 1983 — 1984
The Australian National University

BEc , Economics, History , 1980 — 1982

1982 Prize for Economic History

Activities and Societies:

President of AIESEC at ANU - http://www.aiesec.net/

Additional Information

Steve Bennett’s Groups:

AICD - Australian Institute of Company Directors, IAPA - Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia, FSIMF - Financial Services Information Management Forum