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10 chief digital officers
These ten chief digital officers hold or have held a chief digital officer title at the companies listed on their profiles. A reader can learn how the CDO role is scoped next to IT and product teams, and how digital programs are prioritized, funded and measured.
Professionals to explore
01—10Antti Kleemola
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital Officer, Executive Board member · Finnair
Chief Digital Officer, Executive Board member at Finnair since 2024, and former CIO, Executive Board member at Finnair (2022–2024). Former Senior Vice President and CIO at Outokumpu (2021–2022). He has also been Chair of the Board of Directors at Amadeus Finland Oy since 2024 and Co-Founder & Partner at JAMA Consulting Oy since 2020.
Bala Subramanian
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital Officer · AT&T
Former Chief Digital Officer at AT&T (2018–2022) and former Chief Digital Officer at Best Buy (2017–2018). EVP & Chief Digital and Technology Officer at UPS since 2022; his profile says that as a member of UPS's Executive Leadership Team he is responsible for leading the company's digital transformation to enhance customer and employee experiences and build digital fluency.
Charles Budiman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital Officer · Maybank
Chief Digital Officer at Maybank since 2023, and former Chief Strategy Transformation & Digital Officer at Maybank (2022–2023). Former Executive Vice President - Digital Banking Head at KB Bank (2021–2022) and Director - Financial Services at PwC South East Asia Consulting (2020–2021). His profile describes him as a banking and digital transformation leader with a focus on payments and ecosystem banking.
Emmanuel Frenehard
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital Officer · Sanofi
Chief Digital Officer at Sanofi since 2023, and Global Head of Digital Products at Sanofi since 2020. Former Chief Technology Officer (Product and Technology) at iflix (2017–2020) and Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (2010–2017). His profile says that as Chief Digital Officer he oversees Sanofi's digital, data and technology strategy.
Mehreen Shams
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital Officer (CDO) · Pizza Hut
Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Pizza Hut since 2023. Former Head of Product Management & UX Design (2020–2023) and Director, Product - Loyalty & CRM (2016–2020) at Pizza Hut, and former Manager, Product Marketing - Loyalty at American Airlines (2014–2015). Her profile says that as Chief Digital Officer she leads a $2B+ digital business for Pizza Hut.
Parag Parekh
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Digital Officer at Ingka Group IKEA · IKEA
Global Chief Digital Officer at Ingka Group IKEA since 2022, and also Chief Technology Officer of Ingka Group IKEA from 2021 to 2023. Former Vice President Global Digital Sales & Digital Product Engineering at adidas (2018–2021), former CIO adidas Europe (2014–2017) and former Head of IT - Global Retail at adidas (2012–2014).
Pat Makena
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Digital Officer · West Pharmaceutical Services
SVP, Chief Digital Officer at West Pharmaceutical Services since 2025, and former Chief Information Officer (2023–2025) and Vice President, Digital Technology Center (2018–2023) at the same company. Former IT Director - SAP Development User Experience Automated Testing Platforms at Merck Life Science (2015–2018). The profile lists digital transformation, generative AI and cybersecurity among Pat's focus areas.
Peter Weckesser
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital Officer · Schneider Electric
Chief Digital Officer at Schneider Electric since 2020. Former Digital Transformation Officer (DTO) - Member of the Executive Committee Airbus Defence & Space at Airbus (2017–2020) and COO Siemens Product Lifecycle Management at Siemens (2016–2017). His profile says he has been a member of Schneider Electric's Executive Committee since June 2020 and leads a global organization in the CDO role.
Roger Graell Sole
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital Officer (CDO) · Guess Group Ltd
Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Guess Group Ltd since 2025. Former Chief Digital & International Franchise Officer (2024–2025) and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) (2022–2024) at Bata Group, and former Director Of Ecommerce at MANGO (2010–2022). His profile says that at Guess he drives the brand's global digital transformation, leading ecommerce, marketplaces and omnichannel innovation.
Shaune Rosser
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital Officer GM Digital Transformation · Santos Ltd
Chief Digital Officer GM Digital Transformation at Santos Ltd since 2021. Former Chief Information Officer at Tourism Australia (2019–2021) and former Chief Information Officer at Sydney Motorway Corporation (2015–2018). The profile describes driving complex business, technology and digital transformations across industries including oil and gas, financial services and infrastructure.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's background to your decision, since a CDO who also ran IT faces different tradeoffs than one who came up through product, ecommerce or marketing. Check whether the CDO role is current and how long it has lasted when you want lessons on scaling a digital program rather than launching one.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you define the boundary between the chief digital officer role and the CIO or CTO organization?
- 02Which digital initiatives did you stop or deprioritize in your first year, and how did you decide?
- 03What metrics did you report to the executive team to show that digital investments were paying off?
About this directory
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