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Christian Lucarelli ,
Nintex Vice President , Sales , APAC
wWhat would you describe as your most memorable achievement ?
Keeping a business powering along while you integrate a new team into your organisation and a new product stack into your offering is always challenging and history has plenty of examples of it going poorly . Nintex acquired two businesses – Promapp and EnableSoft – in 2018 – 19 , which meant we had to go through that process twice , in the space of less than a year . I ’ m proud of the way we managed to pull it off and maintain momentum and customer service at the same time .
What first made you think of a career in technology ?
I ’ ve always had an interest in IT but my career actually began at Siemens , as an advisor in the human resources department . The time I spent there raised my awareness of the ways in which people were interacting with technology , to drive change and innovation in their roles . My curiosity was piqued and my next job , as a management consultant with IBM , saw me start working directly with solutions .
What style of management philosophy do you employ with your current position ? our business . I aim to understand the employees in my team and encourage them to harness their skills and strengths to achieve good outcomes , for Nintex and for themselves . One of the lessons I learnt
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ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE BOTH HUGE .
working in HR is that the majority of issues that arise in organisations stem from poor communication . That ’ s why dealing with people directly , honestly and consistently – and encouraging them to do the same – is a huge focus for me .
What do you think is the current hot technology talking point ?
Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence are both huge – I see them come up day in , day out . They ’ re no longer niche technologies ; customers are stepping back and looking for ways they can be
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