Fintrends | Tobias Unger - COO, SBS

While he aspired to a role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), his career took a decisive turn when a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) offered him the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at just 32 years old. Since then, he has held a series of executive roles. Today, he shares with us the memorable anecdotes, his successes as well as challenges, and the lessons learned throughout his journey as COO and CEO, which have shaped him into the leader he is today.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - The best lessons he learned over the years
05:36 - How his C-Level experiences shaped his leadership
07:56 - The lasting impression he hopes to make as a leader
09:16 - His core competencies
13:01 - Managing friction and team misalignment
15:05 - His journey to COO at 32
18:27 - One year at SBS: Tobias reflects on his tenure as COO
20:43 - What operational changes to expect from the SBS and Axway merger?
23:23 - Back on the CFO journey
25:07 - What does a leader truly want ?