How a Leading Securities CIO Drives Digital Transformation and DevOps Excellence
In an exclusive interview at the 2020 GOLF+ IT New Governance Leadership Forum, Anxin Securities CIO Xu Yabin shares her 20‑year journey, the company’s pandemic response, digital transformation achievements, DevOps maturity, and ambitious plans for 2021, highlighting the role of IT leadership in finance.
On December 23, 2020, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology hosted the “2020 GOLF+ IT New Governance Leadership Forum” in Beijing, supported by industry associations.
The forum announced the 2020 industry leader awards, with Ms. Xu Yabin, CIO of Anxin Securities, named the 2020 Financial Industry Leader.
Q1: Congratulations on being named the 2020 leader – how do you feel?
Ms. Xu expressed gratitude, emphasizing that the honor belongs to her team and reflects their commitment to digital innovation across business lines, contributing to the capital market’s digital ecosystem.
Q2: Please introduce yourself and your career.
She has 20 years in securities IT, progressing from branch computer staff to head of the headquarters IT department, overseeing data centers, networks, applications, project delivery, and R&D management.
Q3: What standout projects did you deliver last year?
She highlighted the company’s response to the pandemic, information security during market volatility, reforms of the New Third Board, the comprehensive digital transformation, cloud migration, data intelligence, and the adoption of agile and DevOps practices. Notably, the User Center project achieved Level 3 in the “DevOps Capability Maturity Model” assessment, placing Anxin Securities among leading financial institutions.
Q4: What are your plans for 2021?
Ms. Xu said the firm will continue deepening digital reform, advancing data intelligence, practicing cloud‑native technologies, and improving IT R&D management to support the business and maintain secure operations.
Images from the forum and the interview are shown below.
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