Michal
Žampach

Building technology organisations that serve people— turning strategy into outcomes across borders.

People at the centre of
technology.

Technology executive who develops and leads IT organisations, delivering cross-country transformation programmes that accelerate innovation and improve speed, resilience and cost efficiency.
Translates business strategy into a prioritised, outcome-led roadmap — keeping cyber, compliance and operational risk within appetite. Known for predictable execution, early value delivery and stakeholder alignment that positions technology as a business growth enabler.
Build teams, not just systems
Scales multinational teams through coaching, empowerment and clear expectations.
Clarity drives delivery
Clarifies accountabilities, KPIs and processes to reduce complexity and accelerate execution.
Technology as a growth enabler
Partners with executive leadership to align technology decisions with strategic priorities.
Transparent transformation
Leads change through honest communication and predictable execution that keeps people motivated.
Measurable outcomes, every time.
30 years of progressive leadership.
Allwyn Group
Prague (CZ · UK · CH)
Group IT Director — IT & Business Applications
- —Defined and implemented Group-wide IT and digitalisation strategy across three countries.
- —Led AI adoption programme on Microsoft stack — achieving 45% active enterprise usage.
- —Delivered SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, SuccessFactors and Concur across the Group.
- —Engineered central IaC-based cloud data platform for analytics and AI product teams.
- —Steered 10k+ employee programme: shared conferencing (Zoom) and intranet strategy.
- —Established cybersecurity operations and COBIT-based governance.
- —Scaled Group IT organisation to 40 people across three countries.
- —Negotiated 10–40% savings against initial vendor offers; delivered €500k annual savings.
Fortuna Entertainment Group
Prague
Group Technology Governance Manager
- —Directed Technology governance, IT operations and agile transformation.
- —Led ~20 specialists and external consultants across sportsbook, gaming and payments.
- —Improved customer complaint resolution time by 30%.
- —Defined Change Management SLA/SLO; managed ~€1M annual budget.
Deutsche Telekom / T-Mobile Czech Republic
Bonn · Bratislava · Prague
Multiple Leadership Roles
- —26 years of progressive leadership across Headquarter and local Czech mobile operator.
- —Built and scaled organisations from 7 to 60+ people across multiple EU markets.
- —Delivered cloud, ICT and shared services platforms serving 10 countries.
When the stakes were high, here’s what happened.
Build a Group Enterprise IT function and deliver digital platforms for business users across three countries.
Achievements
- —Established and grew IT function to ~40 FTE supporting enterprise platforms (ERP, HRIS, data platform, AI tooling, security, process tools).
- —Led AI adoption programme — achieving 45% active enterprise usage within the first 10 months.
- —Delivered SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud (2023), SuccessFactors (2025), and Concur (2026) across the Group.
- —Built AWS-based data platform with data governance and steered common EMEA architecture for data reporting.
- —Group-wide licence synergies: negotiation with tier 1 SaaS providers
- —Drove process transformation tooling using the Atlassian stack.
My Role
- ·Defined and owned Group-wide IT and digitalisation strategy.
- ·Built the IT organisation from scratch — hiring, structuring, and leading across three countries.
- ·Accountable for vendor negotiations and licence management.
- ·Programme sponsor for all major platform deliveries.
Where business strategy meets technology.
Leadership & Business
Technology & Domain
Certifications & Training
Education
Executive MBA
University of St. Francis / VUT Brno
MSc (Dipl. Ing.) Telecommunications & Computer Science
Czech Technical University, Prague
Sharing knowledge, giving back.
20th Conference of IT Service Management Forum
itSMF
IT Leadership Conference
Industry event
Project Management
Brno Technical University
Digital Volunteer
Česko.Digital
Let's build something together.
Open to new executive opportunities — CIO, CTO or transformation leadership roles. Available for relocation across Europe.
michal.zampach@gmail.com
Phone
+420 603 400 399
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
linkedin.com/in/michal-zampach
Michal Žampach — CIO · Technology & Transformation Executive · Prague
2026