Esteban R.

Esteban completed his studies at the Australian National University with a Degree in Economics with International Economics Honors and a Degree in Science majoring in Computer Science and Psychology. After this he moved to Germany where he did an Internship in the European Headquarters of IBM in Boeblingen in the greater Stuttgart area. In 1997 Esteban joined ZF Friedrichshafen AG and has since been working in International assignments specializing in IT strategic leadership issues worldwide. Currently he is based in Shanghai where ZF has its Asia Pacific Regional HQ acting as the Regional CIO with responsibility of over 108 ZF Legal Entities in the Asia Pacific Region His duties include: - Corporate IT Definition, Development and Deployment (IT DDD) as well as Corporate IT Governance in the Asia Pacific Region for ZF and the ZF Digitalization Strategy for the Asia Pacific Region focusing on IoT in industry 4.0 leveraging on new and existing Best Practices for the Automotive Industry. - Leading the Due Diligence Process for the strategic acquisitions and Mergers as well as establishing the Integration Process in the region to obtain aggregate value and competitive advantages through ICT. Specialties: Corporate IT Strategy Definition, Development and Deployment (IT DDD), IT Corporate Strategy and governance and business development and integration through IS. Leading the digital transformation through innovation and IT services to enable i4.0 IoT and Big Data for ZF in the Asia Pacific Region Esteban is also a founding member of the China CIO Alliance he is also currently standing as CCAs Chairman for the 2017/2018 cicle after successfully holding the 2016 CCAs VP for Partnerships. The CCA focuses in the exchange of best practices and engaging with Government Technology and Education Industry leaders to collaborate in the definition of the future IT road-map of Multinational Companies in China and Chinese Companies opportunities in the world.

What is the China CIO Alliance? The China CIO Alliance (CCA) is China’s exclusive and premier network for IT leaders. Founded in 2014, the China CIO Alliance (CCA) is an exclusive, invitation only professional community of chief information officers and senior IT leaders in leading corporations, academia, government and nonprofit organizations in China. As a collaborative and member driven community, the CCA is a powerful network of peers that was founded to promote professional advancement and knowledge sharing for IT professionals and their organizations operating in China. CCA Mission and Objectives The mission of the CCA is to foster collaboration and the exchange of best practices in a peer to peer environment with relevant content driven by its members. Key objectives of the CCA are to: •Provide a platform for peer IT executives in China to network with each other online and offline. •Organize online and face to face meetings and conferences for members to share expertise and best practices on relevant IT and business topics for companies operating in China. •Serve as a think tank and advisory board to technology startup and venture capital firms. •Foster the professional development of high-potential individuals who will be the technology leaders of tomorrow.