Dirk Thomas is Head of Big Data Advanced Analytics at Commerzbank.

Commerzbank is a leading, internationally active commercial bank with locations in almost 50 countries. In two business areas - Private and Corporate Customers and Corporate Clients - the bank offers a comprehensive portfolio of financial services tailored precisely to the needs of its customers. Commerzbank handles around 30 percent of German foreign trade and is the market leader in German corporate banking. In addition, the bank is a leading provider of capital market products due to its high level of industry expertise in the German economy. Its subsidiaries Comdirect in Germany and mBank in Poland are two of the world's most innovative online banks. With approximately 1,000 branches, Commerzbank operates one of the densest branch networks among German private banks. In total, the bank serves more than 18 million private and corporate customers and over 70,000 corporate customers, multinationals, financial services providers and institutional clients worldwide. In 2018, it generated gross revenues of €8.6 billion with around 49,000 employees. (As of 6 May 2019).