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Alexander Knigge
2026
2026

Alexander Knigge

Chief Digital Information Officer
Kerzner
United Arab Emirates

Numbers and facts

20+ years of experience in IT
1500+ internal users in the company
Holds an MBA or Executive MBA
Management team of 150+ people
Member of the board of directors or similar body of the company
Comprehensive digital transformation of the company to enhance its competitiveness

Brief Biography

Alex has a proven track record in building high-performing teams and in driving Digital & Technology Transformation.
He was awarded CIO100 in the UAE in 2024 & 2025.

Currently, Alex serves as Chief Digital Information Officer at Kerzner, where he is responsible for technology strategy and digital transformation across all brands and 18,000 employees.

From 2023 till 2025, he served as Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Modon, where he was responsible for Digital Transformation & Technology strategy for all affiliated companies and 11,000 employees.

In 2021 and 2022, Alex was part of Executive Leadership at Education Perfect, that sold the scale-up to KKR for USD 250m.

From 2015 till 2020, Alex served as SVP Digital at Emirates Group.

Alex’s leadership journey began at Qantas in 2007, where
he served as VP of Commercial Systems for Jetstar.

Competencies

Alex's biggest achievements are the high-performing teams and the team cultures he has built. He is a people-focused leader who serves his team and his stakeholders.

Alex strongly believes in the importance of Leadership, in having a clear Technology & Data strategy aligned to business goals and in pursuing excellence as an ongoing effort.

Other key achievements include a successful exit of a technology scale-up, and a successful 6-year transformation of digital & data capabilities at Emirates Group.

Competencies

  • Leadership skills 1
  • IT strategy development and its implementation 1
Total number of points 2
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