S2 E2 | Federated Data Governance in Banking: How ABN AMRO Scaled from 300 Data Owners to 15 Data Domains
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Jan Mark Pleijsant & Kris Peeters
How ABN AMRO scaled data governance from 300 owners to 15 domains with a federated model that balances control and autonomy.
In this episode of The Data Playbook, host Kris Peeters sits down with Jan Mark Pleijsant, Senior Data Strategy and Governance Advisor at ABN AMRO Bank, to explore how one of Europe’s leading banks transformed its data management model.
Faced with more than 300 data owners and mounting regulatory pressure, ABN AMRO shifted to a federated data governance model built around 15 data domains. Jan Mark reveals how this approach improved trust, accountability, and scalability without sacrificing compliance.
Discover how to:
Redefine data ownership in a federated model
Establish data domains that align with real business entities
Balance autonomy with oversight
Enable governance by design
Achieve faster, more compliant data delivery
Learn how ABN AMRO made governance scalable and what every data leader can take away from their journey.
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