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Kenneth Lindegaard
2026
2026

Kenneth Lindegaard

CIO
Space42
United Arab Emirates

Numbers and facts

20+ years of experience in IT
5—10 years of experience as a C-Level/VP in IT
Up to 500 internal users in the company
Management team of up to 50—150 people
Member of the board of directors or similar body of the company
Digital transformation impacting the entire industry

Brief Biography

Born and raised in Denmark. Holds a degree in Computer Science from DeMontfort University in England.
More than 20 years across various industry verticals and roles. Worked with software development and architecture in Danske Bank and led development of loan systems and foreign payment transactions. Worked for IBM as Management Consultant and later in Software Sales, before switching back to IT leadership roles in 2013. Leading IT functions with Carlsberg, IKEA and Genmab running complex projects, infrastructures and transformations, he's covered all areas within the Digital realm.
Worked as CIO for Copenhagen Airports leading a complete digital and organisational transformation before moving to MIddle East as CIO for Etihad Rail and latest Space42.
Throughout his career, he has been recognized as an industry leader, serving as spokesperson and speaker at various events.

Achievements

Migrated 5 different banks onto one central platform
5 ERP projects (implementations and upgrades)
4 complete redesign and transformation of IT departments in International settings
Replaced core systems in critical infrastructure companies
AI implementations using both standard and bespoke LLM's
3 complete reimplementations of ServiceNow
Keynote speaker at conferences

Competencies

People leader
Complex transformations
Analytical competencies, both technical and organisational
Business oriented
Deep insights to complex value chains
Deep insights into regulatory areas like ISO27001, NIS etc.

Competencies

  • IT strategy development and its implementation 2
Total number of points 2
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