Bijdrage van Dieter Neirinck

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Dear network,   I am happy to announce that… while I’m not changing jobs, my job will change.   In any company, it is a challenge to make sure that sales teams (advising clients on a daily basis) and central teams (working on strategy with regards to product offer, pricing, marketing, channel mix) work together in harmony towards an optimal client experience. At ING, we have decided to bring sales teams and central teams together in one client-focused organizational structure. This means that from now on, the sales teams of personal banking and the remote advice team for investments will become an integral part of the Tribe Investments.   As the leader of this Tribe, I am lucky to be surrounded by a great team of leaders that will each take on a specific responsibility. Sofie Gullentops will be leading the teams working on digital investment products and digital aftersales interactions. Anja Wevers will lead the sales teams of personal banking and the remote advice team for investments, along with coordinating the sales development team and the team working on advisor tooling. Erik Hagreis and his team will focus on the value proposition and tooling for Private Banking, while managing risk & regulatory issues and enhancing our processes. Finally, Thierry Masset will continue to lead the Investment Office, determining our investment strategy and implementing this strategy in our bespoke investment solutions in close collaboration with our preferred partners Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, Amundi, Axa and Schroders.   While I will have the honor of coordinating this entire business line, it also means I will no longer combine the role of tribe lead with the role of head of personal banking. I’m convinced that Anja will bring all her passion, enthusiasm and vision to this role and inspire the personal bankers across the country to truly become the trusted adviser of their clients. I want to thank Nick Waeyaert, Nico Cloet, Thomas Ruelle, CFA and Marc Luypaert as regional heads of personal banking for the warm (sometimes heated) collaboration, and look forward to stay closely in touch.

Exactly twenty five (25) years ago, I started my professional life at ING (formerly known as BBL) and what a ride it has been ! I will not bore you with an overview of my career so far. Staying at the same company for such a long period obviously means that I have been able to take on new challenges on a regular basis and that my thirst for new experiences has been quenched by ING’s trust in growing leaders. As in any long term commitment, there have been ups and downs, achievements and disappointments, happiness and sadness. So why did I stay for all this time at the same company ? For me, what matters is what you do and with who you do it. Despite all the bad press and negativity around our activity, the essence of banking is a positive story. We help entrepreneurs to grow their company by providing financing solutions, and help individuals to improve their financial future with advice on savings and investments. This higher purpose is what gets me out of bed each morning, but what gets me out of bed with a smile is the people with whom I can realize this purpose. The pictures below (willingly provided for your amusement) show a younger version of myself, together with my first team. If there is anyone I want to explicitly thank today, it is Jacques De Meester, Chris Quatacker, Francoise Mortier, Myiam Vanden Berghe, Gilbert Langaskens, Jacques Sennesael and Veerle Bingé. These are the people who welcomed me from day one, accepting a 22 year old kid fresh out of university as their boss and showing him the ropes. Ever since those days in the Gent Kouter building, I’ve been making stuff up as I go along. I’ve had the opportunity of leading teams with highly motivated and highly talented people, but those first experiences in that first team (really listening to people, enabling them to do their job in a better or more efficient way, celebrating successes, having lunch together or go out for a drink) are still my north star in any new challenge. As my 26th year at ING begins tomorrow, I look forward to new challenges, but even more to the new faces to meet on the road ahead.

Altijd een interessante analyse van de financiële markten.

Sunrise over Brussels… On thursdays, I tend to get up early to beat the traffic, come to our beautiful Marnix building and get some work done before MT meetings. This time of year, I occasionally get treated to a nice sunrise, looking out over some landmarks of the Brussels skyline. As your stress levels may rise during the week, I wish you all a similar moment of thursday sunshine ! And if the sun does not shine, be a ray of sunshine for your colleagues. 😉☀️👍