10 CIOs in Aviation
Qatar Airways, WestJet, Lufthansa, flynas, Spirit Airlines, Atlas Air and Republic Airways each have their CIO among these aviation technology chiefs, alongside the CIOs of Fraport AG, Brussels Airport and Menzies Aviation. All ten hold those roles now, a fit for an airline or airport replacing core operational systems, preparing for cybersecurity rules such as NIS2 or deciding what to expect from SITA and IATA.
Professionals to explore
Dr Jochen Göttelmann
LinkedInExperience: VP Business Unit IT ( Airline CIO ) Lufthansa Group · Lufthansa
Three Lufthansa CIO titles appear for Dr Jochen Göttelmann: VP Information Management Lufthansa Cargo (CIO) (2015-2023), VP IT Lufthansa Airlines (CIO) & Lufthansa Group Operations IT (2023-2026) and, since February 2026, VP Business Unit IT ( Airline CIO ) Lufthansa Group. That spread suits questions on how cargo, airline and group operations IT differ inside one airline group.
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Joel Goldberg
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Atlas Air
Digital work at Wizz Air and IT at Atlas Air are what Joel Goldberg can compare: Chief Information Officer at Atlas Air since February 2024, after Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Wizz Air (2018-2024). Joel Goldberg also held CIO Europe at G4S (2014-2016) and Senior Director Technology Europe at Nike (2016-2018).
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Matt Belanger
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief Information Officer · Republic Airways
At Republic Airways, Matt Belanger has been Vice President, Chief Information Officer since August 2024, and was VP, IT & Chief Information Officer at Denison Parking (2018-2024). Matt Belanger was also President of the Indiana CIO Network (2024-2025) and has been a Board Member at TechIndiana since 2025, a fit for questions on IT at Republic Airways.
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Pieter Poelman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Brussels Airport
As Chief Information Officer at Brussels Airport since September 2021, Pieter Poelman is accountable for technology, cybersecurity and the digital perimeter of a 24/7 critical infrastructure environment, and lists NIS2, crisis leadership and the EU AI Act among the topics. Pieter Poelman was Head of ICT, Architecture & Services there (2019-2021) and sits on the boards of SkeyDrone and ECCSA - European Centre for Cybersecurity in Aviation.
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Rami Al Haddad
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Menzies Aviation
Since November 2022, Rami Al Haddad has been Chief Information Officer at Menzies Aviation, after a short stint as SVP IT MEAA & GLOBAL SME FOR IT INNOVATION there. As Group Chief Information Officer at National Aviation Services (NAS) (2018-2022), Rami Al Haddad headed all IT functions and worked to move IT from a cost center to a profit center.
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Sapana Patel
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines has been Sapana Patel's employer since 2012, with Chief Information Officer since November 2025 following Vice President Solutions Architecture (2024-2025), Sr. Director, Solutions Delivery (2015-2024) and Sr. Director, Business Intelligence (2012-2015). Sapana Patel can speak to how architecture and delivery teams inside one airline feed the CIO role.
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Sourav Sinha
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · flynas
Sourav Sinha has held three CIO titles back to back: IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) (2018-2022), beOnd (2022-2024) and flynas since October 2024, with experience across full-service and low-cost airlines and airport and ground services technology. Sourav Sinha was also a Member Board Of Directors at SITA (2021-2022) and Vice Chair of the IATA Digital Transformation Board Advisory Council (2020-2022).
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Suhail Kadri
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Qatar Airways
Suhail Kadri has been Chief Information Officer at Qatar Airways since September 2024, overseeing technology, data and digital initiatives for the Group, including Hamad International Airport and subsidiaries in ground handling, retail and hospitality. Suhail Kadri was Senior Vice President - Technology & Innovation (Airport) at Hamad International Airport (2019-2024) and joined the SITA board as Board Director in June 2026.
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Tanya Foster
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Information Officer · WestJet
Tanya Foster's aviation role is EVP, Chief Information Officer at WestJet, held since January 2023 for the WestJet Group. Before WestJet, Tanya Foster spent 2015 to 2023 at Shaw Communications as Director, Enterprise Technology & Strategy and then VP, Enterprise Solutions & Strategic Delivery, a fit for questions on enterprise solutions delivery inside an airline group.
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Wolfgang Standhaft
LinkedInExperience: CIO · Fraport AG
Based in Germany, Wolfgang Standhaft has been CIO at Fraport AG in Frankfurt since January 2019, after a 2018 sabbatical. From 2006 to 2017 Wolfgang Standhaft was Group Chief Information Officer at Heidelberg Materials and was earlier Leiter europäische ERP Systeme at REWE Group (1998-2005), a fit for questions on airport IT and on enterprise systems at group scale.
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Choose the right perspective
Airport questions belong with Pieter Poelman or Wolfgang Standhaft, and Suhail Kadri covers both sides, having held Hamad International Airport technology roles right before the Qatar Airways CIO title. Sourav Sinha has worked with both full-service and low-cost airlines, Dr Jochen Göttelmann held the Lufthansa Cargo CIO title for cargo questions, and Rami Al Haddad fits questions on turning IT from a cost center into a profit center.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do airline CIOs sequence a passenger service system or operations system replacement around the flying schedule?
- 02What do airports have to change in their technology and cybersecurity setup to meet NIS2?
- 03How much should an airline rely on SITA and other industry providers versus building its own systems?
About this directory
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