Rudi Peeters - CIO of KBC Group - The Open Culture imperative for continuous Transformation

Summary: In this #LeadershipDeepDive episode, Rudi Peeters, CIO of KBC Group, talks with Hendrik Deckers about the role of Open Culture in the continuous transformation of a bank, the organisation’s cloud strategy, processes and architecture and how innovation is rooted in and contributes to the transformation journey. During this conversation, Rudi also talks about how his curiosity, positivity and integrity have paved his path to become a CIO and the evolution of the role. Watch this interview to learn and be inspired by Rudi Peeters – the curious biologist with 33 years of experience in tech, strategy and business. TABLE OF CONTENTS 01:05 | Introduction: Rudi Peeters' background 03:37 | About KBC 04:29 | Continuous Transformation 06:03 | Corona as a Transformation Accelerator 07:36 | Business & IT 10:36 | Open Culture 12:31 | Open Culture & Open Leadership 15:32 | Open Processes & Innovation 19:52 | Open Processes & Innovation - Example of deployed project 20:50 | Open Architecture & Open Technology 21:36 | Open Architecture & Open Technology – Most important technologies for transformation 22:33 | Cloud Strategy 24:07 | Open Source & Collaboration 24:38 | KBC as an Ecosystem 26:21 | Exciting technologies for transformation 27:32 | The Digital & IT organisation at KBC 29:08 | The CIO Role at KBC 30:16 | Management style 32:55 | Leadership style 34:39 | MBTI Profile – The Debater 37:39 | Key drivers 39:05 | Mantras, mentors and learnings 41:11 | Core values 42:17 | Ups, downs and learnings in life 43:43 | Advice for people starting out