Janez Jalen

Janez Jalen brings over two decades of technology leadership within the Schwarz Group. Following executive roles as CIO for Lidl in Slovenia and Serbia, he led Country Management at Schwarz IT, serving as the strategic IT business partner across all divisions, including Lidl, Kaufland, PreZero, and Schwarz Production. Building on a strong business education background, he now focuses on scaling Schwarz Digits—the group’s digital and cloud unit—where he leads international expansion and high-impact strategic engagements to drive modern digital infrastructure globally.