Hans Geurts – CIO at VTTI – Enhancing business resilience

Hans Geurts – CIO at VTTI – is nominated to the #EDLOTY Award in the B2B category! Register here: https://www.cionext.com/16 and join us on 1st February 2023 at #CIONEXT | Let’s talk Money to find out how the Finalists of the European Digital Leader of the Year are managing their 2023 technology budgets and what measures are being taken to save money in this pivotal year. In this #LeadershipDeepDive Interview Hendrik Deckers asked Hans how VTTI, a tank storage company, which is a 24/7 and 365, relatively asset-heavy business, can work on its resilience in post-Covid and cybercrime times. Does an organisation’s cybersecurity usually depend on human behaviour or are there other factors that can be excluded to increase safety? Hans also explained how VTTI is becoming a more data-driven company and how building a data lake has helped in using data assets more effectively. Is sustainability currently one of the core topics at VTTI? What alternatives to traditional fuels are going to be of significance in the nearest future? How to make sure OT and IT cooperate effectively to achieve best business results? Watch the full interview to find out! Table of contents 01:15 | Introduction 02:06 | Hans’s background 02:44| About VTTI 04:07 | Main challenges for the company 06:22 | Business resilience program 11:05 | Smart devices, cyber risks and security 14:47 | Examples of raising resilience 18:59 | Results of the program 21:40 | Data lake program 26:27 | Results of the program 30:38 | Sustainability at VTTI 34:06 | Company culture 35:38 | Management style 37:19 | IT organisation 39:34 | Cloud journey 41:46 | The role of the CIO 45:09 | ERP at VTTI 47:00 | Leadership style 48:42 | Personality & MBTI profile 54:36 | Mentors 56:06 | Passions 58:54 | Personal values 01:00:30 | Best and worst things in life 01:03:27 | Most brilliant failure 1:08:54 | Advice for aspiring digital leaders