The need for a business case in digitalisation and taking small steps were two areas highlighted Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual conference session: “The rapid advance in the adoption of digital technologies and how this will roll out in the decade ahead”, on Tuesday.
Kris Vedat, Head of Information Technology - P&O Maritime Logistics, said: “I think during Covid and 2020 a lot of people started to embark on digital initiatives, but there’s a danger to embark on digital initiatives for the wrong reason, and I think you still need to have a very strong business case attached to any initiative you embark upon.”
LONDON – Swiss International Air Lines (LX) has appointed Peter Lienhard (42) as its new Head of Information Technology. He will take up his new position and report directly to CFO Markus Binkert on January 1, 2021.
Lienhard will also hold the function of Head of IT Domain Hub Airlines Commercial for the Lufthansa (LH) Group, reporting to the Group’s Head of Information Management Thomas Rückert.
Peter Lienhard succeeds Lukas Wirth, who will be leaving LX at the end of 2020 after seven years at the company to take on a new professional challenge outside the Lufthansa Group.
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