Guus Dekkers
Chief Technology Officer at TESCO PLC & Member of Board of Directors at Swisscom AG & Brenntag SE
Brenntag•London Area, United Kingdom
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Charismatic transformational leader at scale, linking strategic view and orientation with operational execution and excellence. Proven track record driving new disruptive trends like Digital, Data & AI, Industry 4.0 and Cyber, knowing how to transform both ICT/Technology organizations and the overall company through appropriate appropriate change management. Balancing own agile SW-Development (App, Web, Cloud,...) with Saas & Acquired IP and comprehensive Data-Plattforms & AI, enriched with Start-up Ideation. Comprehensive experience in growing tech organisations (in thousands) based on appropriate recruiting strategy & colleague motivation. Bottom-line result oriented, focusing energy on addressing the essentials to create true value for company, understands to strike right balance between future (digital) trends, operational performance and costs exposure. Strong communicator and change agent, both at board and operational level, ranging from strategic orientation to operational execution. Has driven multiple complicated organizational change & re-motivation exercises. Comprehensive international experience and orientation, agile in adaptation to new environments. Brings comprehensive experience from 4 different industry-segments (Automotive & -Supplier, Aeronautics, Retail, Telecom), 6 countries (NL, D, FR, UK, CH, MEX) and 7 Multinationals (VW, JCI, Siemens, Continental, Airbus, Tesco, Swisscom) with both executive & non-executive experience.
Career Timeline
- BrenntagCurrentMay 2026–Present· 5 mos
- Member of the Board of Directors (Aufsichtsrat)CurrentMay 2026–Present
- SwisscomCurrentApr 2021–Present· 5 yrs 6 mos
- Member of the Board of DirectorsCurrentApr 2021–Present
- Member of the Board of Directors (Verwaltungsrat)Apr 2021–Present
- TescoCurrentApr 2018–Present· 8 yrs 6 mos
- Chief Technology Officer and Member of Executive CommitteeCurrentApr 2018–Present
- Oct 2016–Mar 2018· 1 yr 5 mos
- Sabatical Year for Family and MyselfOct 2016–Mar 2018
- Jun 2008–Sep 2016· 8 yrs 3 mos
- CIO & Sr. VPJun 2008–Sep 2016
- Dec 2007–May 2008· 5 mos
- CIO & VP AutomotiveDec 2007–May 2008
- Aug 2005–Dec 2007· 2 yrs 4 mos
- CIO & Vice PresidentAug 2005–Dec 2007
- 2002–Jul 2005· 3 yrs 6 mos
- VP Information Technology Europe & International2002–Jul 2005
- Jun 1990–Dec 2001· 11 yrs 6 mos
- Multiple FunctionsJun 1990–Dec 2001
Education
MBA
Master Degree in Business Admin.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityMaster Degree in Science (dutch: Drs.)
Informationtechnology
Radboud University