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Founded by: Antonios (Tony) Christodoulou

Tony Christodoulou, is a Global Executive | Advisor | Lecturer | Strategic Partner, and speaker who specializes in digital transformation and enabling people’s digital dexterity to drive business strategy and customer-centric innovation.

About Tony
Christodoulou

CIO for a Global Fortune500 Company:

Was the Vice President IT (CIO) for the EMEA region (Middle East, Europe, and Africa) for American Tower Corporation for 10 years.

Global experience
working across 22x countries

Has worked in, for, or across 22x countries across the globe. United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Adjunct Faculty for GIBS Business School:

Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (rated #1 Business School in Africa and in the top #50 globally) teaching in multiple subjects and programs including the MBA. 

22 years experience
in his field of expertise:

22 years of experience in deriving, Advising & executing IT Strategies/solutions, Digitization, M&A, and lecturing across the globe. 12 years in the Financial Sector & 10 years in Telecommunications.

Strategic M&A
& Global Expansion:

Tony has managed and worked on numerous strategic acquisitions. The notable $9.4 billion ATC-Telxius Towers Acquisition in 2021 |  R18.3 billion Barclays-Absa Bank Acquisition in 2005, to name a few.

Academics:

  • Professional Certification in CyberSecurity – MIT (In progress. TBC in May 2024);
  • Competing in Data Analytics – Harvard Business School (2018);
  • Innovation Tech.Leader – Stanford Graduate Business School (2016);
  • MBA – GIBS Business School (2008);
  • BIS & BCOM Marketing Degrees – Bond University (2022);

Memberships:

Tony is a professional member of the ISACA (The Information Systems Audit and Control Association). An international professional association focused on IT Governance. 

LinkedIn Live Interview in the ABSA Studio – 2024

Was interviewed by Jaun Harmse (Head of Cyber Response for ABSA Group) and joined by the esteemed Gilan Gork (Famous Mentalist) on the intersection between Cyber Dexterity and Mindfulness on the topic of Cyber Mentalism.

Was one of the opening speakers at the Growth Hacking Cyprus Event in Paphos speaking on the topic of Social Engineering Was one of the opening speakers at the Growth Hacking Cyprus Event in Paphos speaking on the topic of Social Engineering

Main speaker at the Growth Hacking Cyprus Event in Paphos – 2024

Was one of the opening speakers at the Growth Hacking Cyprus Event in Paphos speaking on the topic of Social Engineering.

Panel Speaker at the Africa AI Leadership Forum – 2023

Attended as an expert panelist the Africa AI Leadership Forum hosted by GIBS Business School in South Africa.

Masterclass on the topic “Leading in a Digital Economy”

Lectured a Master Class “Leading in a Digital Economy” for the Vodacom Advanced Executive Programme,

Keynote Speaker on the Topic “I.T as a Strategic Enabler”

Keynote speaker at the 2015 CIO Leadership Event at the Harvard Club in Boston.

Two day workshop for JacarandaFM in Strategic Execution, 2016

Thanks to the team I lectured @jacarandafm for making the two day Programme in Project management a memorable one. 

CIO Show: Mumbai, India, 2017

Keynote speaker at the #BigCIOShow presenting on “the Transformational CIO” and What is real Business Intelligence.

Feature in the C-Suite of Brainstorm magazine – 2020

Article on my journey as a CIO and the implementation of our new D4A (Design for Adoption) method to Effective Execution.

9th Annual IT Leaders Africa Summit in Cape Town, 2018

Attended as a speaker at the 9th Annual IT Leaders Africa Summit in Cape Town – Presented on “Monetising Data”.

National Treasury event: Facilitated a session on the impact to future jobs

National Treasury event: Jobs Fund Learning Forum. Facilitated a session on technology impact on the

Was invited by the National Treasury to come speak and facilitate a session for the Jobs Fund Learning Forum around their role as government officials, policymakers, media, academics, NGO representatives & Jobs Fund Partners in the Future Digital Economy.

Brainstorm Magazine and CIO Roundtable Events

Contribution to various magazines and articles. This is for the SA Brainstorm Magazine.

Panel Speaker at the Emerging to Convergence Technologies Conference – June 2019

GIBS joined forces with one of the world’s leading research universities, the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech) in the United States, to host The first Emerging to Convergence Technologies Conference of its kind. Was a real privilege to be one of the Panel Speakers at this event and interact with Dr. kenneth oye, Njideka U. Harry, Peter Corke, and @Dr. Soumen Ghosh at the Plenary Session on the topic: “The Future World: The Impact of Emerging and Converging Technologies on Society and Business”.

Tony’s Journey to date

With an illustrious career spanning over 22 years, Tony brings a wealth of global experience and expertise in the field of Digital transformation, IT Strategy, Cybersecurity, M&A integration, and IT operations.

As a highly accomplished CIO and recent 10 years of service at a Global Fortune500 company, Tony has played a pivotal role in driving innovation, implementing transformative technologies, and fostering strategic IT initiatives across multiple sectors.

Tony has a proven track record of successfully navigating the dynamic landscape of the tech industry, steering organizations towards digital excellence, and ensuring seamless integration of IT strategies with overall business objectives.

Tony is also an Adjunct Faculty for the Gordon Institute of Business Science (rated number 1# Business School in Africa and in the top 50 globally) and has been so for the last 12 years.

Tony will undoubtedly bring a fresh perspective to your boardroom discussions, offering invaluable practical insights and services that will contribute to the continued growth and success of your company.

Testimonials

Ina Steyn

I have been working with Tony for the past two years on our Cybersecurity training and awareness.  His understanding of the cyber realm allowed him to tailor training for our various audiences.  He also facilitated a number of Phishing Masterclasses with our staff that allowed them to ask relevant questions and obtain a better understanding of how they can become victims of phishing attacks.  His flexibility and absolute professionalism is what sets him apart.

Head Security Education & Awareness
Absa Bank Group Limited

Nikolas Konstantinou

CyberDexterity really impressed me with their deep knowledge of how online security threats keep changing, and their hands-on experience in this area.

They use the latest methods in their training, which has really boosted our team’s ability to grasp and improve our own security measures. The way they’ve shared their expertise with us has been extremely helpful in building a strong awareness of security throughout our company.

Co-Founder & CEO, RebaseCyprus

    Custom programs

    Over the past 12 years as Adjunct Faculty for the Gordon Institute of Business Science, Tony has created, co-created, and lectured on various subjects and custom tailored programs for the following organizations: