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— Gia Thi Nguyen , Head of Operational Excellence transformation means harnessing the human touch . “ You need to have a human-centric approach because it ’ s vital to ensure you empower and are empowered by technology ,” explains Thi . “ That ’ s why it ’ s essential to focus on the traits that define humans which will allow creativity to be unlocked and to ensure digital transformation becomes a positive story .” Due to the speed at which technology is evolving , there is the concern from some industries that robots and artificial intelligence ( AI )

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Having begun his career at Siemens 17 years ago , Gia Thi Nguyen started as a Process Analyst in the ERP environment in IT . Thi quickly progressed to become the Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) of Siemens ’ regional company in Vietnam before moving onto head up a number of financial positions , including becoming the Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) of a Siemens subsidiary in Spain . Thi has worked in seven manufacturing environments in five different countries in total , such as the UK , Czech Republic , Vietnam , Spain and Germany . Moving into his current role as Head of Operational Excellence in January 2016 , Thi has helped oversee the firm ’ s continued digital transformation interests . APRIL 2020