Christine Knackfuss-Nikolic has been Chief Sovereignty Officer at T-Systems since September 2025. Her tasks include defining and implementing a company-wide sovereignty strategy that is aligned with customer-specific, regulatory, and geopolitical requirements. To this end, she and her team translate various sovereignty challenges into distinct value propositions. In her role, she is also responsible for security business at T-Systems.
Christine Knackfuss-Nikolic was previously Chief Technology Officer at T-Systems. Her responsibilities included portfolio strategy, market intelligence and relations, and partner management. Before joining T-Systems, she was senior vice president at Telekom Deutschland GmbH and headed the Digital Business & Transformation area for the B2B sector. She was also responsible for digital growth initiatives at Accenture and go-to-market activities at BMW for several years.
Her academic background in business administration with a focus on innovation management laid the foundation for her intensive involvement with technology topics. Christine Knackfuss-Nikolic has a doctorate in business administration.
