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Dorothée Appel

Dorothée Appel

CIO/CDO | DB Cargo AG.

DB Cargo•Germany

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Experience29+ Years
LevelCXO

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • DB CargoCurrent
    Nov 2025–Present· 10 mos
    • Chief Information OfficerCurrent
      Nov 2025–Present
  • SustainableIT.org
    Dec 2023–Dec 2024· 1 yr
    • Member European Advisory Board
      Dec 2023–Dec 2024
  • Deutsche Bahn
    Apr 2023–Nov 2025· 2 yrs 7 mos
    • Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer, IT and Digitalization, DB Cargo AG
      Nov 2025–Nov 2025
    • Head of Data Intelligence Center & Chair Data Council (interim)
      Sep 2024–Dec 2024
    • CIO Konzernleitung | Corporate IT Management & Services
      Apr 2023–Nov 2025
  • ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
    Oct 2020–Dec 2022· 2 yrs 2 mos
    • CIO Retail and Business Banking & Functions
      Oct 2020–Dec 2022
  • Zurich Insurance
    Nov 2018–Sep 2020· 1 yr 10 mos
    • Chief Information Officer
      Nov 2018–Sep 2020
  • ING Bank N.V.
    Mar 2016–Oct 2018· 2 yrs 7 mos
    • COO IT ING Bank
      Mar 2016–Oct 2018
  • BMW Group IT
    Nov 2014–2016· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Vice President Information Management Financial Services / Governance
      Nov 2014–2016
  • Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
    May 2011–May 2014· 3 yrs
    • CIO Microsoft Deutschland & Switzerland
      May 2011–May 2014
  • AXA Assistance S.A.
    Jul 2006–Apr 2011· 4 yrs 9 mos
    • Deputy Global CIO / Directeur Adjoint IT (after European / German CIO role)
      Jul 2006–Apr 2011
  • Unilog Management GmbH
    Apr 2004–Mar 2006· 1 yr 11 mos
    • Senior Manager, Strategy
      Apr 2004–Mar 2006
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
    1997–Mar 2003· 6 yrs 2 mos
    • European Marketing Manager / Senior Associate / Associate Information Technology Group (ITG)
      1997–Mar 2003

Education

Certified Member in the Supervisory Board

Board Academy

Very Good

Executive MBA

Wake Forest University School of Business

Very Good

Computer Science

Technical University Karlsruhe

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Chief Operating Officer

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Enterprise ArchitectureBusiness IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentERPAgile MethodologiesIT ManagementIT Service ManagementVendor ManagementSharePointBusiness AnalysisPMOSoftware Project ManagementProgram ManagementCloud ComputingIT OperationsProject Portfolio ManagementEnterprise SoftwareIntegrationITILIT Strategy