Thanos Papadimitriou is an accomplished CIO and IT strategist with over 25 years of experience in leading international companies and public organizations. He has a proven ability to create IT strategies and tactics that align with business objectives, introduce innovation, and maximize returns on IT investments. Thanos is well respected by his peers for his long-term vision, ability to build organizational consensus, and empathy towards diverse stakeholders.

Using his wealth of expertise, he has held senior positions dealing with IT Governance and Compliance, IT Security, IT Service Delivery, and Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Management. Thanos has a B.Sc. in Computer Information Systems from The American College of Greece, Deree College, an MBA in Information Management from the University of Hull Business School (UK) and a Diploma in Digital Strategies from MIT Sloan.

He has been recognized for his expertise with awards such as Top-5 CIO of the Year Middle East by IDC CIO Excellence Awards and Business IT Excellence Award by the Athens University of Economics and Business for designing and delivering the new M&S CRM system, achieving 100,000 new customers. Thanos is a Chartered IT Professional Fellow of the British Computer Society and possesses strong abilities to empathize and work across cultures and functions.