Pascal Laenen

Career arc

1. Founder & Fractional CTO/CPOJan 2026 — Present

   Laenen & Partners· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Self-employed
2. Chief Technology OfficerApr 2024 — Jan 2026

   Alpheya· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
3. Digital Expert Associate PartnerSep 2021 — Apr 2024

   McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
4. Digital ExpertJan 2020 — Sep 2021

   McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
5. Chief ArchitectDec 2018 — Dec 2019

   Emirates· Dubai
6. Product Design Director / Chief Architect – Thomas Cook MoneyJan 2018 — Dec 2018

   Thomas Cook Money· London, United Kingdom
7. Chief ArchitectJul 2017 — Nov 2018

   THOMAS COOK MONEY LIMITED· London, United Kingdom
8. Group Head of NUMO-labsDec 2015 — Jul 2017

   Thomas Cook· London, United Kingdom
9. Head of architecture for omni-channelDec 2013 — Dec 2015

   Thomas Cook· London, United Kingdom
10. Solution Architect ManagerJan 2013 — Nov 2013

    Thomas Cook Group· London, United Kingdom
11. Solution Architect, SME Content ManagementAug 2011 — Jan 2013

    Thomas Cook· London, United Kingdom
12. Head of new business development, Content HouseApr 2010 — Aug 2011

    Thomas Cook Nederland· Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
13. Manager Content HouseJan 2009 — Apr 2010

    Thomas Cook· Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
14. Functional AnalystApr 2008 — Jan 2009

    Thomas Cook· Gent Area, Belgium
15. Content Management Consultant2006 — 2007

    ThomasCook

Education

• Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg
  1994 — 1996
• London Business School
  Accelerated Development Programme · Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations2016 — 2016
• Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg
  graduate · Electrical and Electronics Engineering, with focus om Micro Processors1994 — 1998
• VTI Beringen
  1988 — 1993

About

Helping ambitious companies scale through strategic technology leadership—without the full-time overhead. I move fluidly from codebase to boardroom. After 20 years across management consulting, enterprise architecture, and executive leadership, I founded Laenen & Partners to bridge the gap between boardroom strategy and hands-on execution. I help SMEs and scale-ups navigate the complexities of modern tech stacks while ensuring every dollar spent aligns with business growth. How I help: * Fractional CTO/CPO Leadership: Providing the technical roadmap and product vision to scale without the full-time executive price tag. * Agentic AI & Intelligent Automation: Moving beyond the hype to build autonomous systems that solve real operational bottlenecks. * Digital Transformation: Modernisi

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