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Thomas Heuckeroth

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Senior Vice President IT Infrastructure & CyberSecurity at Emirates
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Thomas Heuckeroth is the SVP of IT Infrastructure & CyberSecurity and Group CISO at Emirates, leveraging over 25 years of global leadership in aviation, finance, and tech. Colleagues describe him as an inspiring, supportive, and pragmatic leader. He holds a Dipl. Eng. from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University.

He is passionate about empowering the next generation of cybersecurity leaders, demonstrated by his engagement with students at the Maharishi Institute and ABSA Cyber Security Academy in South Africa. He actively advises startups, guiding them on product innovation and enterprise readiness.

Thomas has served with the World Economic Forum, helping shape international best practices for cyber resilience in the aviation industry.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President IT Infrastructure & CyberSecurity
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Cybersecurity Resilience
As Group CISO for the world's largest international airline, he frequently speaks on securing critical infrastructure and leads enterprise-wide cyber defense modernization.
Digital Transformation
His role involves leading digital platforms and technology operations, focusing on building resilient and high-performing tech ecosystems to drive the airline's digital strategy.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Senior Vice President IT Infrastructure & CyberSecurity
Emirates
2-2023 - 8-2024
SVP and Caretaker for IT Performance, Insights and IT Facilities
Emirates
12-2021 - 1-2023
DVP Digital Platforms & Infrastructure, CyberSecurity, IT Performance& Insights
Emirates
9-2021 - 11-2021
Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), GM CyberSecurity (CCSO)
TPG Telecom
1-2021 - 9-2021
CyberSecurity Defense Strategist, Head of BlueTeam
Coupang
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Education
2007 - 2008
IMD certification - Fast Track & extract of the IMD EMBA
IMD
1994 - 1997
Dipl. Eng.
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)
1992 - 1994
Computer Science
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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