Vanessa Fernández

Supporting executive sponsors, transformation offices and enterprise leaders across Europe and the GCC facing large-scale transformation, growth and increasing operational complexity. Advisory Areas • Enterprise Transformation & Governance • AI Operationalization & Adoption • Cloud, Data & Cybersecurity Transformation • Operating Model Alignment • Execution Stabilization & Transformation Recovery • Multi-Vendor Ecosystem Coordination Key Activities • Maintaining visibility, alignment and execution control across large-scale transformation environments • Addressing fragmented ownership, competing priorities and coordination challenges across business and technology functions • Bridging the gap between executive priorities, delivery teams, technology organizations and external partners • Improving decision clarity, accountability and value realization across complex transformation portfolios, ensuring technology investments translate into measurable business outcomes rather than isolated capabilities

Strategic Transformation Portfolio • Digital Workplace Transformation (6,000+ users) • AWS Move2Cloud Programme • Cybersecurity Governance Reinforcement • Microsoft 365 Governance & Operational Alignment • Executive KPI & Delivery Governance Frameworks Responsibilities & Impact • Supported the CIO Office by introducing portfolio visibility and governance mechanisms that enabled executive stakeholders to monitor transformation progress, risks, dependencies, priorities and execution capacity across multiple concurrent initiatives • Established portfolio prioritization and workload management practices used by architecture, infrastructure and delivery teams to align resources with business criticality, risk exposure and transformation objectives • Coordinated major transformation initiatives spanning AWS cloud migration, digital workplace modernization and enterprise architecture, aligning project managers, architects, infrastructure teams and business stakeholders across France, the UK and the US • Supported the CISO Office in strengthening cybersecurity governance, risk management and compliance activities, including ISO 27001 controls and second line of defence requirements across transformation programmes • Reduced execution fragmentation, prioritization conflicts and coordination overhead by improving governance visibility, cross-functional alignment and decision-making across multiple transformation streams

Key Programmes • Digital Workplace Transformation (Microsoft 365, 1,200+ users) • Enterprise Automation Programme (UiPath) • Application Rationalization & Decommissioning (€4.6M portfolio) • Data Governance & Executive Reporting • Multi-Country IT Transformation Portfolio (EMEA) Responsibilities & Impact • Restored executive oversight across a fragmented portfolio across a fragmented portfolio of transformation initiatives, enabling leadership teams to prioritize investments, manage dependencies, monitor risks and maintain alignment across business, technology and external delivery partners, improving value realization across multiple transformation streams • Supported COO Office governance across a complex multi-country transformation portfolio, providing executive visibility across budgets, priorities, risks, dependencies and investment decisions. Prepared executive and steering committee reporting, enabling leadership teams to make informed decisions across parallel transformation initiatives • Directed enterprise automation initiatives spanning UiPath, intelligent automation and emerging AI-enabled capabilities, aligning business priorities, technology delivery teams and operational requirements to improve efficiency, scalability and user experience across multiple business functions • Supported large-scale application rationalization and decommissioning programmes, helping organizations reduce technology complexity, improve operational efficiency and maintain business continuity throughout migration and retirement activities • Led Digital Workplace transformation initiatives, coordinating business leaders, IT teams, technology vendors and adoption activities. Accelerated Microsoft 365 adoption, improved collaboration and established new ways of working across a regulated international environment. France became a leading deployment entity, with practices and lessons learned later leveraged across other EMEA organizations

Key Programmes • Enterprise Data Governance & Master Data Management Programme (29 banking entities, 60,000+ users) • SaaS Migration & Cloud Governance • Data Quality & Executive Visibility Frameworks • Multi-Entity Governance Alignment Responsibilities & Impact • Enabled 29 banking entities to operate from a consistent and trusted data foundation by strengthening master data governance, improving data quality controls and aligning reporting standards across business and technology functions • Supported cloud, SaaS and data transformation initiatives within a highly regulated banking environment, conducting market assessments, vendor evaluations, proof-of-concepts, investment reviews and business case assessments to ensure technology investments aligned with operational needs, governance requirements, budget constraints and strategic priorities • Provided executive stakeholders with a consolidated view of transformation progress, delivery risks, dependencies, resource allocation, investment priorities and governance considerations, improving portfolio decision-making, planning accuracy and execution oversight across distributed initiatives • Reduced fragmentation across entities by aligning governance practices, reporting frameworks and transformation objectives, enabling greater coordination between business, technology and operational stakeholders while strengthening operational controls and reducing execution risk

Key Programmes • European Digital Banking Platform Development & Go-Live ($18M programme) • Trade Finance Transformation • Executive Governance, Budget Oversight & Steering Committees • Infrastructure Rationalization & Application Decommissioning (Switzerland) Responsibilities & Impact • Led the development, delivery and go-live of a strategic digital banking platform serving European banking operations, coordinating business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors and delivery partners throughout the full programme lifecycle • Directed programme governance, budget monitoring, KPI reporting and steering committee activities, ensuring alignment between delivery progress, investment decisions, resource allocation and business priorities within a complex banking environment • Aligned cross-functional delivery ecosystems involving 25+ offshore and onshore resources, translating business requirements into delivery plans and coordinating technology capabilities, execution priorities and stakeholder expectations across multiple countries • Drove cross-functional coordination across Trade Finance transformation initiatives while maintaining executive visibility across programme risks, dependencies, milestones and operational readiness • Led infrastructure rationalization and application decommissioning activities, assessing technology obsolescence, supporting modernization decisions and reducing complexity across the application landscape

Key Programmes • Joint Venture Integration & Operating Model Alignment • Credit Insurance & Bonding Platform Transformation (€4M Programme)  Responsibilities & Impact • Supported the operational and technology integration of Solunion, the joint venture between Allianz Trade (Euler Hermes) and MAPFRE, helping align business processes, governance frameworks, data models and enterprise systems across France and Spain while supporting the development of a scalable operating model for future growth • Contributed to a €4M transformation programme focused on integrating credit insurance and bonding activities onto a common platform environment, coordinating business, operations, SAP and technology stakeholders across multiple entities and countries • Improved executive visibility across programme risks, dependencies and implementation decisions, helping leadership teams navigate the complexity of post-merger integration while supporting Solunion’s expansion and operational development across Spanish-speaking markets

Focus Areas • Public-Private Partnerships (250+ initiatives worldwide) • International Partnership & Fundraising Strategy • Multi-Stakeholder Ecosystem Coordination • Knowledge Management & Institutional Visibility Responsibilities & Impact • Contributed to the development of a multi-year fundraising and partnership strategy supporting the ILO Social Protection Floors Programme, helping build a funding pipeline targeting USD 4M as part of a broader USD 46M international programme. Conducted stakeholder mapping, market analysis and partnership qualification activities across foundations, family offices and corporate partners aligned with social inclusion, gender equality and sustainable development objectives, contributing to strategic collaborations including the Novartis Foundation • Led the consolidation of information across more than 250 Public-Private Partnership initiatives worldwide, creating the first structured and globally accessible view of the ILO PPP ecosystem. Coordinated technical experts, editors and translators across English, French and Spanish to transform fragmented project, funding and stakeholder information into a strategic knowledge asset, strengthening institutional visibility, partnership development and stakeholder engagement through the publication of “Decent Work: An Alliance for the Future - ILO Public-Private Partnerships”

• Acted as a trusted advisor and key account lead for government entities, embassies, consulates, international organizations and private-sector clients, guiding technology transformation initiatives from assessment and solution design through implementation and adoption • Developed solution proposals, business cases and modernization strategies covering infrastructure, collaboration, security, hardware and software environments, aligning technology investments with operational, governance and regulatory requirements • Contributed to $3M+ portfolio growth, $500K+ Microsoft/AWS upsell initiatives and strong client retention through long-term account development and strategic client engagement