Head of IT, Network & Infrastructure
Member of the Group Executive Board since 1 March 2023
Born 1970
German citizen
Degree in Business Information Technology
MBA; Universität Mannheim / Tongji University, Shanghai
Doctor of Business Administration, Middlesex University, London
Gerd Niehage has been Head of the IT, Network and Infrastructure division and a member of the Swisscom Group Executive Board since March 2023. He holds a degree in business information technology, an MBA from Mannheim Business School and a doctorate in business administration from Middlesex University in London. He started his career as an entrepreneur and later switched to IT consulting. From 2003, he held various management positions at the automotive supplier Hella Group. Before joining Swisscom, he was CIO at the B. Braun Group and, at the ZF Group, he was CIO for the Asia & Pacific region and Vice President for IT innovation and enterprise architecture management.
“By investing in our ICT and network infrastructure, we are laying the foundations for the digital Switzerland of tomorrow.”
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