Exclusive: Credit Suisse CIO Nigel Faulkner resigns

Faulkner recently spoke to Computing about his role as CIO of the investment bank arm of Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse's Nigel Faulkner, who was CIO of the financial services company's investment banking division, has resigned, Computing has exclusively learned.

Faulkner joined the financial services giant in June 2010 after nearly nine years as CTO of equities at Goldman Sachs. After nearly two years as CIO of equities, trading and market data at Credit Suisse he switched to the role of CIO of the investment bank in February 2012, where he was one of three CIOs of the overall company.

He was responsible for the support, sales, trading, research and primary banking systems that serve a global workforce of about 4,000.

Computing recently spoke to Nigel Faulkner for an interview in which he explained the key projects that he and his team have been working on, and his views on cloud computing within the financial services industry.

He also explained how it was harder for a firm like Credit Suisse to hire a data scientist - because the company would be looking for someone with computer scientist, statistician, mathematician and economist skills, as well as experience in financial services.

"The idea that you can encapsulate that all in one person seems pretty unlikely when you look at the breadth of the field of our investment bank, let alone the broader remit of Credit Suisse," he said.

In the interview, Faulkner gave no indication that he would be resigning, and his thoughts on the cloud in particular suggested he was thinking of future projects at Credit Suisse.