Leandro joined PMI Switzerland Chapter in April and he is a volunteer for Event Team (Romandie). He is 31 years old and holds Swiss and Italian citizenship. Leandro is a pragmatic, team spirit and customer service oriented and organized person who can easily adapt to changes. He is fluent in French, Italian, English and German languages. Leandro holds a diploma of Confirmed Buyer and PMP credential since December 2020. He has more than 13 years of experience as Strategic and Technical buyer and site purchasing manager and now, he works as Head of Purchasing and IT in Mapei Suisse SA in Sorens.

Leandro has experience in all procurement categories and types of purchases, has managed several projects for ERP migration and has strong skills in MS Office, SAP, AS400, MS Dynamics 365 and E-tools.

Daniela has a strong background in the finance industry (banking, insurance) with eight years’ experience as a project Manager and Business Analyst. Her projects focus on digital transformation of Business Applications, Client-Facing-Applications and digitization of Business Processes to increase efficiency in the area of Output Management, Portfolio Management, Controlling, Legal & Regulatory Requirements. Daniela builds bridges across cultures by Offshoring/Outsourcing/multicultural collaboration and she successfully introduced collaboration models for project teams that were located both in Switzerland and India. Daniela also builds bridges across disciplines via Stakeholder Management where she puts strong effort to understand both Business and IT need in order to develop sustainable solutions by demonstrating strong skills in collaboration and communication at all levels, across different disciplines and lines of Business

Daniela currently works as a project lead for operational excellence topics at AXA in Switzerland. In the last three years, she supported the company’s digital strategy by developing and implementing new capabilities and features to foster digital output. She currently evaluates and implements a new reporting tool that automates and improves the current process for Balanced Score Cards.

Daniela holds a PhD of Science degree in Geography. She obtained the PMP certificate in December 2020 to strengthen her knowledge in project management. She is also completed her Scrum certification to improve her skills in agile methods. She joined the Swiss Chapter for exchanging knowledge and best practices in project management to learn from each other. She is also looking forward to meeting inspiring people to learn from their insights and update her practical experience.

Daniela’s heart beats for projects in dynamic, multicultural and innovative environments at the intersection of Business and IT, which requires open minded approaches, a strong end-to-end-perspective and where we seek new ways to solve problems

In her free time, Daniela loves being outdoors – with her white-water kayak, mountain bike, cross country skis or hiking boots. She has a passion for food and traveling – always looking for new dishes around the world.

You can learn more about Daniela by visiting her LinkedIn profile.

Katarzyna is a Senior strategy management consultant with 10 years of international experience in the banking sector within top multinational financial institutions in digital and regulatory transformations, product management and process optimization.

She is a driven, reliable and solution-oriented team player with excellent communication skills and ability to build a network of trusted partners in a global organization.

Katarzyna is an experienced university teacher, workshop facilitator and webinar host, author of several scientific publications in the area of finance, banking and family business.

You can learn more about Katarzyna by visiting her LinkedIn profile.

Zubin Aibara is a management executive from the tourism industry, specializing in group travel. He started his career in India, moving to Switzerland in 2006. His latest assignment was with Kuoni-Tumlare as Regional Manager for incoming business to Switzerland, Germany and Austria, where he managed the operations, procurement, customer service and event-management setups, leading teams in Switzerland, Germany and Hungary.

He studied for PMP certification because, though he had been involved in numerous projects over the years (both event-related and otherwise), he wanted to develop a deeper understanding of the subject, especially when working with other project managers. Besides, PMs always seemed a step ahead with their specialized lingo and he wanted to make sure he understood them perfectly!

Zubin is currently looking for a new role in different industries and joined the Switzerland chapter to interact with like-minded people, engage in interesting discussions and learn from his peers.

In his free time, besides having to patiently answer questions from his overly-curious six-year-old son, Zubin is an avid reader and hopes to publish a book some day.

You can learn more about Zubin by visiting his LinkedIn profile.