CTO Candidate
Building Technology, Chasing Finish Lines

Technology Executive & Hybrid Athlete

Global technology leader with 20+ years building D2C platforms at scale. Led adidas $5B e-commerce platform with 500+ engineers. Berlin Marathon. HYROX competitor. I don't just build technology for athletes—I am one.

$5B Platform Scale
500+ Engineers Led
Dual US/EU Citizen
Thomas Prommer

My Proven Approach — eUSA

A practical playbook for running innovative technology teams, distilled from two decades across enterprise, startup, and advisory contexts.

Thomas Prommer - Executive Video Introduction
3:31 — Executive Introduction
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Easy & Enabled

Obsess over the 20% of use cases that drive 80% of value. Make them seamless and anticipatory, and get out of the user’s way.

U

Ubiquity & User-Focus

Meet users where they already pay attention. Combine strong digital products with a modern data platform to own the relationship long term.

S

Security & Speed

Build on zero-trust foundations while enabling fast experimentation, rapid adoption, and decisive pivots. Excessive governance is fatal in fast-moving environments.

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Accountability & Analytics

Measure what truly drives the business. Apply frameworks like TBM, allocate resources to the KPIs they support, and hold teams accountable.

Platform Experience with Industry Leaders

Key Metrics

20+
Years Building Platforms
500+
Engineers Led Globally
$5B
Platform Scale (adidas)
100M+
Users Served

The adidas Blueprint

My experience at adidas is a direct template for Gymshark's journey. Same transformation: SAP to headless, e-commerce to omnichannel, managing Deloitte and partners, consolidating "sticky-taped" infrastructure into scalable platforms.

🚀 D2C Platform Scale

  • $5B e-commerce platform revenue
  • 100M+ registered users globally
  • SAP integration with headless frontends
  • Peak traffic: Yeezy drops (highest in sportswear)

📱 Full Stack Ownership

  • E-commerce + retail tech + mobile apps
  • Customer Data Platform (CDP) leadership
  • Consumer engagement & personalization
  • Membership platform with loyalty tiers

🔗 M&A Tech Integration

  • Runtastic acquisition integration
  • Platform consolidation (adidas Running)
  • API unification & data migration
  • Brand tech stack harmonization

👥 Engineering Leadership

  • 500+ engineers across 7 global hubs
  • Managed Deloitte, Accenture partnerships
  • 24/7 follow-the-sun engineering model
  • 50+ daily deployments with CI/CD

Your Tech Stack? I've Built On It.

At Bain Capital, I architected portfolio-wide data solutions on Shopify Plus. At adidas, I managed SAP integrations with Deloitte. I've deployed on Google Cloud with Vertex AI. These aren't new technologies to me—they're my toolkit.

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Shopify Plus
Headless Commerce
⚙️
SAP S/4HANA
Enterprise Integration
☁️
Google Cloud
Vertex AI, BigQuery
🔍
Algolia
Search & Discovery

Hybrid Athlete

Marathon runner meets functional fitness competitor. I understand the grind—the 5am training sessions, the data-driven optimization, the mental game. Building technology for athletes isn't abstract to me. It's personal.

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Marathon

Berlin Marathon finisher

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Ironman

Full distance triathlon

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HYROX

Hybrid fitness racing

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Strength

Daily gym training

Berlin Marathon - Brandenburg GateHYROX Competition

Speaking & Publications

Conference speaker and published expert on AI, platform engineering, and digital transformation.

Conference Speaker

  • Google Cloud Platform Architecture
  • Technology Leadership Summits
  • AI/ML Implementation Workshops
  • Agile & DevOps Transformation

Media & Publications

  • Adweek - Global Executive Leadership
  • Digiday - AI & Digital Transformation
  • Nation's Restaurant News - Tech Leadership
  • eMarketer - Digital Commerce Strategy

Education

Carnegie Mellon University
M.Sc. Research
AI & Robotics
UMass Amherst
Graduate Fellowship
NLP & Machine Learning
MIT Sloan
Executive Education
Innovation Leadership
Wharton
Executive Certificate
Business Analytics

Executive Leadership

LinkedIn recommendations highlighting transformation at scale and distributed team leadership.

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Let's Connect

This role feels like the convergence of everything I've built toward.