PROFILE
Visionary and pragmatic executive with extensive experience in leading enterprise-wide IT and digital transformation initiatives across global industries including Energy, Manufacturing, Retail, Telecommunications, Banking, and Public Transportation.
Former Head of Enterprise Architecture, Digital Technology Strategy & Data at Miba Group, recognized for building one of the most effective, business-aligned EA organizations in Europe, shaping platform strategies that saved over €6M, and driving execution of large-scale digital initiatives such as MES, cloud, and internal product development. Known for transforming IT from cost center to strategic enabler, empowering C-level leadership, building high-performing tech teams, and introducing operating models that unlock speed, agility, and value.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Organization: ELK Kampa Group
Position: Head of Digital Solutions & Information Technology
Austria | October 2025 – current
Appointed as Head of Digital Solutions & Information Technology with the mandate to establish a unified IT experience across all ELK KAMPA Group companies and subsidiaries, lead the successful introduction of a new ERP platform, and lay the foundation for enterprise-wide digital transformation. Accountable for developing new digital business models, enabling end-to-end customer digital journeys, and building a business-oriented IT organization aligned with growth, efficiency, and scalability objectives.
- Overall accountability for Digital Solutions & IT strategy, organization, and budget
- Development and execution of an end-to-end digitalization and digital technology transformation strategy
- Alignment of Digital Solutions & IT with business strategy, growth objectives, and efficiency targets
- Prioritization of digital initiatives based on business impact, time-to-value, and scalability
- Governance of IT investments according to business value, risk, and strategic priority
- End-to-end ownership of digital solutions, enterprise applications, data, platforms, and infrastructure
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Organization: DedicATed
Position: Founder & Digital Transformation Advisor
Austria | January 2025 – current
Founder of DedicATed, a boutique executive advisory and transformation firm that partners with organizations and leadership teams to translate digital ambition into actionable strategy, capability, and execution.
Key Focus Areas:
- Advising CxOs on digital transformation, IT and data strategy, and building future-ready technology organizations.
- Providing interim leadership for critical CIO, CDO, and Head of IT roles during transition or transformation phases.
- Identifying and eliminating hidden or unnecessary IT costs through architecture-driven optimization and strategic alignment.
- Building and leading enterprise architecture organizations with defined roles, governance models, and measurable impact.
- Designing and delivering executive development programs to empower tech leaders to innovate and drive performance.
- Producing high-impact publications featuring strategic insights and real-world transformation cases.
- Orchestrating executive events where technology leaders connect, exchange experiences, and explore emerging trends.
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Organisation: MIBA AG
Position: Head of Enterprise Architecture, Digital Technology Strategy, and Data
Austria | January 2022 – December 2024 (3 years)
Appointed as a member of global IT/Digitalisation Leadership Team reporting to the CFO with a task to modernize and align Miba’s global technology landscape, define strategic priorities across IT and digitalization, and lead architecture, data, and product governance across 32 production sites worldwide.
Executive Impact:
- Built and led an award-winning enterprise architecture organization, fully embedded in group-wide governance and execution.
- Ensured delivery of 80+ large-scale EA fusion processes, aligning IT, business, and operational stakeholders across domains.
- Led the definition, enterprise-wide alignment, and execution of the MES Roadmap, eliminating redundant initiatives and unlocking €6M in technology consolidation value.
- Established a Digital Manufacturing Organisation, creating internal software delivery capabilities for MES and industrial automation.
- Designed and launched a Data Integration & Management Platform to enable advanced analytics and global data governance.
- Led development of the cloud strategy and governance framework across infrastructure and applications.
- Acted as strategic advisor to the CxOs and senior business leaders on architecture, technology decisions, and transformation programs.
- Member of the Miba’s Group Digital Board (IPM)
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Organisation: Salzburg AG für Energie, Verkehr & Telekommunikation
Position: Chief Enterprise Architect and Digital Technology Leadership Team Member
Austria | April 2019 – December 2021 (2 years 9 months)
Appointed as the first Chief Enterprise Architect, reporting to the CIO, with a mandate to institutionalize enterprise architecture in a multi-sector business environment (energy, mobility, telecommunications, digital services).
Key Achievements:
- Built the entire EA function, including organization design, governance setup, and architectural alignment across all subsidiaries.
- Temporarily led the IT portfolio, IT security, and IT process management teams, ensuring continuity and alignment during transition periods.
- Led over 50 architecture fusion and software selection processes, including CRM, risk systems, whistleblower platforms, solar tools, content management systems, safety and compliance platforms.
- Modernized critical business processes such as solar sales, grid connection, and electronic signatures.
- Drove adoption of cloud, e-commerce, and digital workplace technologies aligned with enterprise-wide strategy.
- Supported corporate reorganization, designing and implementing new functions like EA, process management, and quality management.
- Led the Digital Architecture Board, enabling cross-functional alignment and decision-making.
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Organisation: Raiffeisenverband Salzburg
Position: IT Data Architect
Austria | November 2017 – March 2019 (1 year 5 months)
Appointed to lead the development of the company’s IT Data Architecture and strategy, bridging business demands, regulatory requirements, and technology governance in a highly regulated financial environment.
Key Achievements:
- Designed and implemented the company-wide IT Data Strategy, aligning data principles with business and regulatory needs.
- Developed the IT Data Architecture Framework, including architectural principles, lifecycle models, and integration patterns.
- Designed and introduced the company’s technical metadata concept.
- Created data models that addressed critical business challenges, improving data quality, accessibility, and interpretation.
- Founded and moderated the Data Architecture Board, establishing cross-functional alignment and governance.
- Led the creation of GDPR-compliant architectural artefacts, supporting legal conformity and data protection obligations.
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Organisation: SPAR AG
Position: Product Manager Business Intelligence and Analytics
Austria | January 2012 – September 2017 (5 years 9 months)
Strategic Contributions:
- Modernized the group-wide BI and reporting landscape, serving Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and several other SPAR markets, and enabling centralized reporting across finance, logistics, category management, and HR.
- Played a central role in harmonizing data structures across subsidiaries and improving data quality and transparency for operational and strategic decision-making.
- Supported the introduction of automated reporting processes and dashboard solutions, enhancing self-service BI capabilities for business users.
- Provided technical expertise and architectural input for DWH modernization, ETL processes, and integration of ERP data.
- Recognized for a structured, reliable, and solution-oriented working style and strong collaboration across departments and international teams.
FORMAL EDUCATION
Program: General Management Program (2023)
Institution: University of Cambridge Judge Business School, UK
Comprehensive executive development across digital strategy, technology leadership, and organizational transformation.
Program: PhD in Computing Science (2017)
Institution: Staffordshire University, UK
Doctoral research in Business Intelligence and Data Architecture with enterprise application focus.
Program: Master of Science in Computing Science (2014)
Institution: Staffordshire University, UK
Program: Master of Science in Geoinformatics (2011)
Institution: University of Salzburg, Austria
Program: Akademischer Geoinformatiker (2010)
Institution: University of Salzburg, Austria
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EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS & COURSES
Postgraduate Program in Artificial Intelligence for Leaders (2024)
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, US
Leadership Coaching Strategies (2023)
Harvard Division of Continuing Education, US
Specialization in Leadership and Management (2021)
Harvard Business School Online
Technology Leadership Certificate (2020)
Cornell University, US
PUBLICATIONS
Book: Leading Digital Technology Transformations – A Practical Guide (2025)
Academic Papers:
FEAMI: A Methodology to Include and Integrate Enterprise Architecture Processes into Existing Organizational Processes
IEEE Engineering Management Review, Vol. 48(4), 2020
N. Dedić
EAFP: Enterprise Architecture Fusion Process
Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences, Vol. 45(1), 2021
N. Dedić
Towards Differentiating Business Intelligence, Big Data, Data Analytics and Knowledge Discovery
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing: Innovations in Enterprise Information Systems, 2017
N. Dedić, C. Stanier
Measuring the Success of Changes to Existing Business Intelligence Solutions to Improve Business Intelligence Reporting
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 268, 2016
N. Dedić, C. Stanier
An Evaluation of the Challenges of Multilingualism in Data Warehouse Development
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 2016
N. Dedić, C. Stanier
Measuring the Success of Changes to BI Solutions to Improve BI Reporting
Journal of Management Analytics, Vol. 4(2), 2017
N. Dedić, C. Stanier
INITIATIVES
Founder: AIR Salzburg (www.airsalzburg.com) – Artificial Intelligence, Digital Innovation & Robotics Summit