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Dieter Dratwa

Digital Board Director | Driving AI-Powered Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity & Corporate Governance | Independent Board Advisor | Digital Strategy & Disruptive Innovator | NED & BoD
16.6 yrs experienceManagement Consulting
Oct 2009

The move

Move— → Swisscom
TitleHead of Operational Excellence & IT Architecture
LocationDubai → Zurich
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Switzerland
Native languageGerman, Deutsch, English
Years in UAE3.8
Total experience16.6 years
Swisscom headcount10,001+ employees
Swisscom industryIT Services and IT Consulting
Swisscom HQWorblaufen, Bern
Swisscom founded1998
Swisscom typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Program Director (via McKinsey)Jul 2025 — Present
    e& UAE· Freelance
  2. Chief Enterprise Architect AdvisorSep 2023 — Dec 2023
    SDAIA | سدايا· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Freelance
  3. Chief Enterprise ArchitectAug 2022 — Present
    Arthur D. Little· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Freelance
  4. Senior Strategy ConsultantJun 2021 — Aug 2022
    Kearney· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Freelance
  5. Board Advisor & Strategy ConsultantMar 2018 — Mar 2020
    Tabadul· Saudi Arabia· Freelance
  6. Board Advisor & Commercial Program Director for Telco launchApr 2017 — Mar 2018
    Amara Communications· Myanmar· Freelance
  7. Serior Digital ExpertApr 2015 — Present
    Oliver Wyman· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Freelance
  8. Technology Programm Director of first Digital Telco launch KSA (via OW)Jan 2015 — Mar 2017
    Jawwy· Saudi Arabia· Freelance
  9. Digital Strategy AdvisorSep 2010 — Present
    Consulting at Various· Middle East, Europe, Americas, Asia· Freelance
  10. Head of Operational Excellence & IT ArchitectureOct 2009 — Mar 2013
    Swisscom· Zurich, Switzerland· Full-time

Education

Languages

  • German · Native or bilingual
  • Englisch · Full professional
  • Deutsch · Native or bilingual
  • English · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Project Management Office (PMO)Master Data ManagementInfrastructureBoard of DirectorsContinuous Integration (CI)Non-Executive Director

About

As an experienced IT Strategy Consultant, I bring over two decades of expertise in leading digital strategy and transformations across various sectors, including eGovernment, defense, AI/government-Cloud. My strengths lie in my ability to lead large-scale digital transformations, manage IT, implement cloud computing solutions, and harness the power of big data, IoT and AI. In my career, I've successfully launched two telecoms from scratch as a program director ($100+ Mio.) and served as a chief enterprise architect for numerous ministries and enterprises worldwide. Supporting clients in technology, digital transformation, and innovation projects has always been at the core of my work. I've led teams of up to 80 members to improve internal efficiency and create stability while managing pro

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