T-Systems, the IT subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG $DTE (-0,32 %) based in Bonn, is expanding its leadership in the healthcare sector.
Dr. Uwe Heckert took over as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) in mid-January 2026. The 57-year-old will continue to drive the company's strategic growth in the healthcare market and will report to Gottfried Ludewig, Senior Vice President, who is responsible for the Public Sector and Healthcare divisions at T-Systems and Deutsche Telekom.
Heckert, who holds a doctorate in economics and social sciences, is no stranger to Deutsche Telekom. Uwe Heckert already held various management positions at T-Systems in the area of system integration from 2005 to 2012, most recently as Senior Vice President SAP Solutions.
In 2013, he moved to the IT services company Unisys, initially as Vice President & General Manager EMEA and later as Vice President and General Manager Applications for DACH, America and APAC as well as Managing Director of Unisys Germany.
Most recently, Uwe Heckert worked at Philips since 2021 in a dual role as Chairman of the Management Board for the DACH markets and as Head of the Healthcare Informatics business for Europe.
Until his move to Deutsche Telekom, he was also Chairman of the Health Executive Council of Digitaleurope and a board member of the association at Philips.
Digitaleurope is a leading European trade association which, among other things, develops industrial policy positions on EU legislative projects. Other professional positions include McKinsey & Company and Zimory.
"In Uwe Heckert, we have gained one of the most distinguished minds in the digital health sector, who also brings with him a wealth of international experience. This is a strong signal - for our customers, for the market and for our entire team. In his management positions at Philips and Unisys, Uwe has impressively demonstrated how to successfully shape complex transformations with clarity, expertise and passion," says Gottfried Ludewig.
Uwe Heckert adds: "I want to help drive innovations that improve care and enable a powerful and efficient digital healthcare system in Europe."
Deutsche Telekom is a leading IT player in the field of digital health, according to its own information.
The Healthcare division is one of the Bonn-based Group's strategic business areas and is active throughout Europe for hospitals, doctors' surgeries and pharmacies, among others, providing everything from information systems and electronic patient files to e-prescriptions.
