372: Drive, stamina & determination with turnaround CEO Dr Ferri Abolhassan

🎙️ Inspiring Leadership Podcast In this episode of the Inspiring Leadership Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Ferri Abolhassan, Member of the Board of Management at Deutsche Telekom AG and CEO of T-Systems International GmbH, to explore what it takes to lead at the forefront of digital transformation. With a PhD in Computer Science and a career spanning leadership roles at Siemens, IBM, SAP, and now Deutsche Telekom, Ferri brings deep insight into managing complexity, innovation, and scale. Currently leading a global team of 26,000, he shares lessons from overseeing IT, launching Telekom Security, and transforming customer service for 30,000+ employees. Ferri also gives us a glimpse into his passion for the future of AI and research, as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and his involvement with the Max Planck Instituteand Atlantik-Brücke. Tune in to hear a forward-thinking leader reflect on trust, tech, and the human side of transformation. 💡 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.