Ales Drabek

Ales Drabek began working at Groupon as CTO in May 2025. Previously, he was Chief Information Officer at Lampenwelt GmbH, the leading eCommerce company for lighting in Europe. At Lampenwelt, Ales spearheaded technology modernization by transitioning to a cloud-only infrastructure and implementing a new ERP system, eCommerce platform, new data warehouse and other essential systems. He also oversaw the implementation of streamlined technologies across EU marketplaces and launched different AI projects for scale up digital business in the whole of Europe. Before Lampenwelt, Ales was the Chief Digital & Disruption Officer at Conrad Electronic SE, where he merged multiple tech teams into a high-performing, cloud-first agile organization, maintaining a competitive edge in multi-channel retail and B2B through innovation and efficiency. Additionally, he implemented one of the first B2B Marketplaces for technology products in Europe and built an IoT platform for Home automation. Earlier in his career, Ales held leadership roles at Metro Cash & Carry International (Director Global eMarketing & eCommerce), where he led movements from Metro C&C in digital channels and eCommerce. He introduced with his team different customer-centric technology solutions and he actively participated in the company digital transformation.