1. Patrick Verriest has focused the first part of his career in working capital / credit management and has subsequently built for more than 15 years a
significant experience in Program , Project , Change and PMO management in very different kind of industries and domains He has completed successfully
assignments in the Telco, Utilities, Banking, Financial Services , Public and Transportation industries. He has the capabilities to manage software driven
programs and projects but also those related to process improvements / implementations and organisational changes. His experience in both Business and
IT can make him an ideal candidate to set up and manage PMO’s . He will use all these competences in the missions of supporting changes and
addressing the business/IT alignment. Has gained the last years additional experience in Outsourcing and vendor management by resolving all major Risk
& compliance issues below the expected timeframe.
Profile Patrick Verriest
More than 10 years of working capital and credit
management experience both national and
international
Project manager to implement Oracle Financials and
successfully launch of a Telco product
Program / change manager for process
harmonisation, implement SAP , set up of Shared
Service center, Euro transition , outsourcing
governance
Manage Central program office, set up and manage
PMO’s, portfolio management team, IT management
( ERP,DWH, ERP)
Experience in managing business/IT alignment as
PMO or ICT Director
People management – management of various
teams –temporary or permanent up to100 FTE.
Professional Background
• Domains :
Working Capital ,Credit Risk
Operational Risk , Finance , IT ,
PMO, Vendor Risk ,Outsourcing
,Payments Solution
• Sectors :
Telco, Banking, Utility, Financial
services ,Public, Transport
• Knowledge and skills:
Project,Mgt Program Mgt,
Change mgt , PMO mgt,
Business Processes, IT strategy
- management and delivery,
Business /IT alignment , Risk
management
Core Skills
• Project manager for implementation Oracle Financials,
launch of a Telco product, set up of CRM roadmap in
Finance service company
• Project Manager for integrating the Data warehouse
activities to Paris in Telco sector.
• Project Manager for implementation of EPM project
server in Public sector
• European and Worldwide Program manager for
implementation “vanilla” processes in finance and set up
of shared service center in Transport sector
• Responsible for delivery of projects and programs with
Utility company ( Merger ) related to Finance, HR, and
business domains
• Change manager for implementation SAP program and
setting up new company in Utilities.
• Program manager for the Euro transition in Finance
service company
• Change manager – organisation and processes ,
software implementations ( public, utility,transport)
• Implementation of risk and compliance program with
Finance service company for Outsourcing & Vendor
Management.
• Set up and managed PMO ‘ s in different companies
(transport,utility,public)
• Set up and execute an IT strategy and delivery plan with
Telco and Utility
Relevant Project Experience (non-exhaustive)
• Program manager
• Change manager
• PMO manager
• Project manager
• Risk & compliance
management
• Dutch –
mothertongue
• English – excellent
• German – good
• French – excellent
Role in project and
capacity
Language skills