
Vice Adm. Dr. Thomas Daum
German Cyber Command
Military career:
1 Jul 1981 Joined the Navy
1981 – 1982 Basic Training Phase for Naval Officers, Naval Academy, Schools and Training Ships
1982 – 1985 Student, Department for Computer Science, Armed Forces University, Munich
1986 – 1987 Advanced Training Phase for Naval Officer, Naval Academy and Schools
1987 – 1990 Watch Officer on Fast Patrol Boats, 3rd Fast Patrol Boat Squadron, Flensburg
1990 – 1992 Commanding Officer Fast Patrol Boat “S 41 TIGER”, 3rd Fast Patrol Boat Squadron, Flensburg
1992 – 1995 Scientist Staff Officer, Department for Computer Science, Armed Forces University, Munich
1995 – 1996 Deputy Squadron Commander, 3rd Fast Patrol Boat Squadron, Flensburg
1996 – 1998 Student, Admiral/General Staff Course, Armed Forces Staff College, Hamburg
1998 – 1999 Section Head “Plans & Policy for Information Systems”, M 6 Division, Fleet Command, Gluecksburg (1999 Chairman NATO MCCIS Multinational User Group)
2000 – 2001 Staff Officer, “Maritime Communication and Information Systems”, C4ISR Branch, Navy Staff, MOD Germany, Bonn
2002 – 2003 Branch Head “Joint Exercise Planning, National/NATO/EU”, J 7 Division, Bundeswehr Operations Command, Potsdam
2003 – 2004 Squadron Commander, 2nd Fast Patrol Boat Squadron, Rostock (2003 Commander German Task Group 500.02, NATO Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR – TF STROG, Cadiz/Spain)
2004 – 2006 Head of Branch “Plans & Policy, Information Management, Capabilities and Requirements Analysis”, IT-Office of the Bundeswehr, Koblenz
2006 – 2009 Head of CIS Branch, DEU MilRep to NATO, EU and WEU, Brussels/Belgium
2009 – 2010 Assistant Chief of Staff, CIS Division, German Fleet Command, Gluecksburg (2009 – 2011 Chairman NATO Maritime C3 Ad-hoc Working Group)
2010 – 2012 Branch Head, C4ISR Branch, MOD Navy Staff, Bonn (2012 Chairman NATO C3 Concepts & Requirements (Maritime) Capability Team)
2012 Branch Head, Human Ressources, Organisation & Procedures, CIS in Operations (SE III 3), MOD Strategy and Operations Staff, Berlin (2012 Chairman Multinational Interoperability Working Group “Operations Support”)
2012 – 2015 Head of Information Technology Division, Federal Office of the Bundeswehr for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, Koblenz/Lahnstein
2015 – 2019 Deputy General Manager, Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer, NATO Communication and Information Agency, Brussels/Belgium
2019 – 2020 Chief of Staff, Cyber and Information Domain Service Headquarters, Bonn
since 25 Sep 2020 Chief of the Cyber and Information Domain Service, Bonn