Applications of Computing in Industry : Lecture

This is the story of a quest which started 10 years ago, as a search for better ways of building and delivering software. During this quest Zohar made many interesting discoveries, including some unexpected and still controversional ones, for example: the process is not the most important thing; code quality is over-rated; and eating a tasty and varied lunch is of paramount importance in building an efficient software team. Zohar will try to recount all of his discoveries, put them into an industry context, and give you the benefit of his unique and hard-won insights into delivering quality software in a very competitive business environment.

Zohar is a Director and technical lead within Credit Suisse's Equity Derivatives technology group. This 200-strong global team is responsible for all Front Office technology for the Equity Derivatives division. Zohar graduated with a MEng in Computer Science from Imperial College in 1996, and then worked for several years in the computer games industry. In the late nineties he joined BNP Paribas, and has been working in banking since. After enduring a difficult spell as an architect, Zohar recovered sufficiently to return to active code duties. A large troupe of agile minded developers has since joined Zohar in his quest to surprise business users by delivering working software, and they have performed admirably as a team in a number of world-leading banks.

Magnus is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse, and Chief Information Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa, a region comprising over 2,000 IT staff. He is a member of the IT and EMEA management committees, and is responsible for executing the Bank's global IT strategies and co-ordinating resources and opportunities for IT across EMEA. This includes oversight of production, managing IT risk and business continuity, human capital management, and running a large and expanding campus recruitment program globally for IT. Prior to this Magnus held positions as Head of Equity Derivatives Support and Control, and Deputy Head of Product Control and Complex Product Support. Magnus joined Credit Suisse in September 1996 from Accenture, prior to which he served in the British Army, leaving as an Infantry Captain. Magnus holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Imperial College.