Thomas Bodé

Thomas Bodé is Group Chief Digital Transformation Officer at MET Group, the Baar-based international energy company that operates in 24 countries with a turnover of €29 billion. Since joining in June 2022, he has built the group’s digital organisation from the ground up: IT; data and analytics; process management; and project management, now a team of about 30.

Before MET, he spent ten years at Swarovski and rose to Vice President Data and Analytics. There he led a global team of more than 50 professionals serving over 6,000 users; set up a group-wide data governance function endorsed by the Executive Board; merged three financial systems into one source of truth; and launched AI and machine-learning use cases such as demand forecasting and fraud detection.

He began his career in finance, with roles at Petroplus, Zenith (LVMH) and others, which explains his focus on reliable numbers and shared definitions. Today his approach is simple. Transformation works best in the right sequence and with a clear purpose at each step. It starts with people and the way they work, and continues with process, data and technology, in that order.

Outside work, he coaches junior football and likes skiing and hiking.