This episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast welcomes Thomas Bode as their latest guest. Thomas is the Global Head of Data and Analytics at Swarovski in Switzerland.

Thomas talks to Paul and Jenny about what he feels are the priorities for organisations in terms of Business Intelligence, business analytics and data governance.

He shares some advice for those aspiring to enter this discipline, as well as some thoughts on who he has found inspiring throughout his career.

Listen to the full episode below:

You can also listen to the episode on Libsyn: http://emearecruitment.libsyn.com/014-thomas-bode-global-head-of-data-and-analytics-at-swarovski-in-switzerland

Looking for a particular part of the episode? use the timestamps below: 

01:28: The priority for organisations now with BI, business analytics and governance
03:23: Getting people to buy into the change around BI, analytics and governance
05:00: A big achievement and a big challenge in improving process efficiency and decision making
08:14: How he feels the changes in business intelligence are going to impact future roles
10:50: The biggest challenges in recruiting people for BI & Data and how to overcome them
15:50: The challenge of retention of staff
17:43: How Thomas ended up in this BI & Data discipline
20:18: What other people thought when he started moving in this direction
22:54: His aims and visions for the future of his career in this field
24:50: His inspirations and how you can move to entrepreneurship from here
27:24: His dream podcast guests

Want to reach out to Thomas? Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-bode-b4a52214/

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA Recruitment.

At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

The podcast is hosted by Paul Toms, Founder of EMEA Recruitment, and Jenny Callum, Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist.

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If you would like to connect with Paul, please visit his profile on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/

You can also connect with Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/