Emirates IT Head Wins CIO of Decade Award

25 October 2011

Emirates IT Head Wins CIO of Decade Award

Divisional Senior Vice President IT for the Emirates Group and head of Mercator, Patrick Naef, has been named Chief Information Officer of the Decade in the category of international orientation.

The award was made by CIO, Europe's leading IT magazine for chief information officers and top business executives, with a jury of 70 experts drawn from leading academics and industry practitioners.

As head of IT for the Emirates Group (comprising Emirates Airline, dnata and more than 50 group subsidiaries operating across the international aviation, travel, tourism and leisure industries), Patrick Naef is responsible for the team providing business technology solutions and systems which support the daily global operations and future growth plans of the international conglomerate employing more than 57,000 people and generating annual revenues in excess of US$15.6 billion.

Standing alongside other industry greats including Audi's CIO Klaus Straub and Guus Deckers CIO for Airbus, the award honours Patrick Naef's visionary style and solid leadership abilities, and gives recognition to his 2,000-strong Dubai-based IT team. Patrick has exhibited world-class IT leadership at the Emirates Group by simplifying IT platforms, streamlining applications, reducing costs, and delivering world-class services.

Headquartered in Dubai, the Group and its subsidiaries are active in many locations worldwide and Emirates flies to more than 100 destinations in over 60 countries. Including Auckland and Christchurch.

"This award is testimony to the great achievements of our people, not only in IT but in other departments across the Group," said Mr Naef.

Mercator, part of the Emirates Group, comprising Emirates Airline, dnata and their subsidiary companies, is a provider of business technology solutions and services to the global airline industry.

With offices in the UAE and Thailand, Mercator provides the IT systems and services that support world-wide operations of award winning major carriers, as well as hybrid, low-cost, and regional airlines in the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Europe and in the Asia Pacific region.

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