Prague, Czech Republic
Available for relocation

Michal
Žampach

Michal Žampach
CIO · Technology & Transformation Executive

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

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02 — About

People at the centre of technology.

Michal Žampach

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.

03 — Impact by numbers

Measurable outcomes, every time.

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Years in tech
From VAS engineering to Group CIO
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AI adoption rate
Active enterprise usage achieved at Allwyn
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EU countries led
Technology shared services across Europe
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Annual savings
Delivered through strategic vendor negotiations
0k+
Employees impacted
Group-wide conferencing & intranet programme
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Project value
High-availability cloud migration at Deutsche Telekom
04 — Career

30 years of progressive leadership.

Jun 2023 – Jan 2026

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.
Jan – Jun 2023

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.
1996 – 2022

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.
05 — Success Stories

When the stakes were high, here’s what happened.

The Goal

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.
06 — Expertise

Where business strategy meets technology.

Leadership & Business

Technology Operating ModelsOrganisational TransformationChange ManagementMulti-Country LeadershipBudget Planning & P&LCost OptimisationBusiness Case DevelopmentCommercial NegotiationPortfolio & Roadmap ManagementProduct & Platform LifecycleStakeholder ManagementVendor Strategy & QBRs

Technology & Domain

Technology Strategy & ArchitectureSAP S/4HANA Public CloudSAP SuccessFactors & ConcurAWS Data PlatformsCloud Engineering (AWS, OpenStack)High-Availability PlatformsDevOps & IaC PipelinesITIL/ITSM Service OperationsSOC/NOC SetupCybersecurity OperationsEnterprise & Solution ArchitectureAtlassian Stack

Certifications & Training

CISM
Exam scheduled March 2026
SAFe POPM
2021
Six Sigma Black Belt
2020
ITIL / ITSM
Certified practitioner
Kanban & Agile Transformation
Practitioner
Design Thinking & Innovation
Practitioner

Education

2019 – 2021

Executive MBA

University of St. Francis / VUT Brno

1997 – 2002

MSc (Dipl. Ing.) Telecommunications & Computer Science

Czech Technical University, Prague

07 — Beyond work

Sharing knowledge, giving back.

Speaker

20th Conference of IT Service Management Forum

itSMF

January 2026

IT Leadership Conference

Industry event

May 2025
Guest Lecturer

Project Management

Brno Technical University

2021
Volunteer

Digital Volunteer

Česko.Digital

2020
Languages
CzechNative
EnglishC2 — Proficient
GermanA2 — Elementary
08 — Contact

Let's build something together.

Open to new executive opportunities — CIO, CTO or transformation leadership roles. Available for relocation across Europe.

Michal Žampach — CIO · Technology & Transformation Executive · Prague

2026