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Christian Laurent Broennimann, Head of Organisational Development and Operations

Christian Laurent Broennimann

Head of Organisational Development and Operations·Cassidian Saudi Ltd

Saudi Arabia

Diploma,

Work experience

Total years of experience: 30 years, 5 months

Head of Organisational Development and Operations

September 2012 - Present

Cassidian Saudi Ltd

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

September 2012 - Present

Organisational Development and Operations for Border Guard Development Program

Company industry:
Private Security Services
Job role:
Management

Operational Advisor

May 2012 - August 2012

Cassidian Saudi Ltd

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 2012 - August 2012

Operational Advisor Border Guard Development Program

Company industry:
Private Security Services
Job role:
Management

Senior Consultant

October 2009 - April 2012

Homeland Security & Defense Solutions

Germany

October 2009 - April 2012

Various mandates within Defense and Homeland Security e.g.

▪Business Development within Homeland Security for Thales Switzerland
- Strategic Planning, integration of military C4I systems within Homeland
Security, definition of requirements for organisational development and
interoperability
- Networking on governmental level

▪Further Development of a Virtual Operation Center to Mission-Oriented-Networking in the Homeland Security Context with HP Germany (Common Role-oriented Operational Picture)
- Analysis and definition of requirements within Homeland Security,
organisational development and interoperability aspects

▪Collaborative Project (Proposal) in the framework of European Union Security Research Program "Interoperability Framework to Plan and Manage large Incidents and Public Events using Distributed Heterogeneous Applications and Environments" under the lead of the Fraunhofer Institute Berlin
- Development of ‘profiles’ of standards and operating procedures that meet operationally defined interoperability needs, and detecting gaps where new technological solutions, guidelines, recommendations or standards are needed, at each level of the interoperability
- Development of requirements for Organisational Development and
Change Management within Homeland Security

▪Consulting, Know-how transfer for safety & security matters within the Football European Championships UEFA EURO 2012 to Poland and the Ukraine (MOI and Project Management) based on the Swiss experiences

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Managing Director, Senior Consultant

June 2006 - October 2009

Homeland Security & Defense Solutions Ltd

Switzerland

June 2006 - October 2009

Various mandates for the Swiss Governement within Homeland Security e.g.

▪Co-Project-Manager for Strategic Planning and Organisational Development for an integrated Ministry for Homeland Security,
(Continuation of the former CSC-mandate)

▪Security Adviser and Chief of Staff of the National Security Coordination Staff for the Football European Championships UEFA EURO 2008
- development of an integrated Homeland Security Strategy, special focus
on integration of intelligence services/efforts, border control and critical
infrastructure protection
- planning and set up of the National Coordination Staff (NACOS.ch) and
the National Crisis Reaction Centre
- Risk assessment, Risk Management
- conops, contingency planning on operational/strategic level
- training and exercises for staff members (staff work procedures, integrated
decision making process, civil-military cooperation, crisis management)
- Stakeholder Management

▪Strategic planning and re-design of the medical service within the the Civil Protection Department and the Armed Forces regarding the future Ministry for Homeland Security
- development of an integrated strategy, recommendations for
organisational development and change management

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Consulting

Senior Consultant, Solution Architect

April 2005 - May 2006

CSC Switzerland Ltd

Switzerland

April 2005 - May 2006

Various mandates for the Swiss Government and the Armed Forces, e.g.:

▪Strategic Planning, Design and Re-Design of the C4I Division within the Ministry of Defense and Civil Protection including Change Management and the planning and introduction of HR and Logistics Management Systems

▪Strategic Planning for the further development and integration of military C4I Systems within Homeland Security and national crisis management
- Requirements for Organisational Development and Change Management

▪Strategic Planning (objectives, vision and business areas) and Architecture
(requirements of affected domains of change, Description/Design of major processes, structure to guide development) of an integrated Ministry for Homeland Security
- organisational development, Change Management and planning of HR Manage systems

▪Contributions to C4I Joint Architecture Project of the Swiss Arms Procurement Agency

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Assistant Director, Chief of Staff of the Directorate for Security Policy

November 2002 - January 2005

Ministry of Defense and Civil Protection

Switzerland

November 2002 - January 2005

▪Coordinator and Adviser

▪Project manager of the Directorate for Security Policy for "Defense and Homeland Security XXI" (Security Policy Report)
- Strategic Planning, Design and Re-Design of the Ministry of Defense and Civil Protection and other relevant ministries and organisations including Change Management and the introduction of HR Management Systems
- development of an integrated (interagency/interministerial) crisis management organisation for Homeland Security

▪Member of the committee for strategic leadership training on governmental level
- training of high ranking staff members (staff work procedures, scenarios)
- planning/execution of Homeland Security staff exercises on national level
(e.g. Disaster Relief, Border Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Pandemic)

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Administration

Acting Head of Defense and Arms Procurement Policy Branch

May 2002 - October 2002

Ministry of Defense and Civil Protection

Switzerland

May 2002 - October 2002

▪Dealing with and advising on political matters concerning the ongoing development of the Swiss Armed Forces, arms procurement, military operations
and Homeland Security
- strategic planning and organisational development
- supporting the decision making process on political level (government, parliament)
- implementation and controlling of political decisions
- development of a Change Management Strategy

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Administration

Head of International Cooperation Branch

October 2000 - April 2002

Ministry of Defense and Civil Protection

Switzerland

October 2000 - April 2002

▪Managing the cooperation in the framework of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC/NATO) an other International Organisations (CENCOOP, BALTSEA, ...)
- Strategic Planning, Project Management and Organisational Development within the further Development of the interministerial security cooperation

▪Controlling and monitoring the Swiss involvement in the "Geneva Centers"
(Geneva Center for Security Policy, Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining, Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces)
- strategic planning on governmental level, organisational development and
introduction of HR Management and Controlling Systems in the centers

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Administration

Head of the Partnership for Peace (NATO) Section

November 1998 - September 2000

Ministry of Defense and Civil Protection

Switzerland

November 1998 - September 2000

▪Directing the Interministerial (MOD/MOI/MFA) Partnership for Peace (NATO/PfP) Office of the Swiss Federal Administration
- strategic planning and design of the interministerial coordination and decision making process including change management
- planning and coordination of offers and participations, introduction of HR Management Systems
- reporting to ministers and parliament

▪Directing the Interoperability Board of the MOD
- development of a national interoperability strategy,
- coordination of the planning and review process and the respective organisational development within Defense and Homeland Security

▪Participating in the exercise direction of various crisis management exercises and NATO/PfP command post exercises (CMX, COOPERATIVE DETERMINATION, VIKING)
- development of oporders/conops, contingency planning for Peace Support
Operations (support of civilian police and border guard, supervising demarcation lines, riot control, critical infrastructure protection, SAR, ...)
- training for staff members (staff work procedures in the framework of the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Headquarters Concept)
- assessments, lessons learned and the respective organisational development within Switzerlands Defense and Homeland Security

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Administration

Assignments as Career Officer

November 1995 - October 1998

Armed Forces

Switzerland

November 1995 - October 1998

▪ Company Instructor (Mountain Infantry and Territorial Infantry)
- basic training (infantry weapons, combat training)
- civil-military cooperation (CIMIC), support of civilian police and border guard, critical infrastructure protection (CIP), disaster relief assistance

▪ Class Teacher (Infantry, General Staff)
- Leadership Training
- Tactics (combat and non combat military operations)
- Staff work procedures

Company industry:
Military & Defense
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Education

Armed Forces

December 2004

December 2004

Diploma,

Switzerland

1991-2004 Armed Forces training centre Luzern Leadership training courses I (company), II (battalion), III (brigade) and General Staff training courses I (Intelligence), II (planning/operations), III (logistics), IV (non combat military operations, CIMIC, PSO) 1995 Captain, company commander 1998 Major (GS), G6 (command and signal) Mountain Brigade 2002 Lieutenant Colonel (GS), J2 (intelligence, information warfare), Armed Forces Command Staff 2004 Colonel (GS), J3/5 (planning/operations), Armed Forces Command Staff Present Function: Colonel (GS), Advisory Staff Group (Reserve), J3, Armed Forces Command Staff

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)

October 1995

October 1995

Master's degree, Military Science

Switzerland

Career Officers commission from the Armed Forces and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Skills

Training
Expert
Training
Expert
Military Leadership
Expert
Military Leadership
Expert
Homeland Security
Expert
Homeland Security
Expert
International Cooperation
Expert
International Cooperation
Expert
International Leadership
Expert
International Leadership
Expert
MS Office
Expert
MS Office
Expert
Training
Expert
Training
Expert
Military Leadership
Expert
Military Leadership
Expert
Homeland Security
Expert
Homeland Security
Expert
International Cooperation
Expert
International Cooperation
Expert
International Leadership
Expert
International Leadership
Expert

Languages

English
Intermediate
German
Expert
French
Expert
Italian
Intermediate

Memberships

General Staff Officer Society

active member

January 2000