An achievement
for me is having an
agile and learning
mindset.
this new level of data insights mean for the
organisation as sources of data are coming
from the Edge of our operations and can be
valuable to the organisational strategy?
here are organisational game-shifting
examples whereby legacy organisations
in our region have experienced a new wave
of efficiencies, savings notwithstanding
new revenue streams due to their ability
to gain and moreover leverage data insights
in their businesses. The organisations
gaining the most value on the data front are
those that are transcending data
visualisation and have essentially
incorporated data driven technologies
across the facets of their businesses.
What is your
management philosophy?
It’s about PEOPLE – my management
philosophy leans into strong human
relations and is supported by a robust
systematic and pragmatic approach to the
operationalisation of our business. I am an
advocate of allowing our people to outline
their ideas, have the opportunity to be
creative and extending sufficient control to
shape their respective objectives. However,
the importance for me is the overall
organisational fabric of the organisation – if
we want to go fast, go alone, if you want to
go far, go together.
When you look back at your
career what has been the most
memorable achievement?
I have been fortunate to experience some
phenomenal career highlights. However,
if I reflect on a particularly memorable
achievement, I tend to think about how we
as leaders in business must continue to press
forward in times of change, how we need
to take our people along in this journey and
how often it is far easier to opt-out and give
in, rather than opting in and moving forward
when everything is an unknown.
Therefore, an achievement for me is
having an agile and learning mindset as it
takes discipline to work through unknown
business challenges, market changes,
notwithstanding the perpetual and
accelerated rate of change. In addition, the
current chapter of my career has been truly
instrumental in calling the UAE my home and
essentially being part of such a dynamic and
progressive business, social and economic
environment has been a pivotal highlight.
What made you think of a career
in technology?
Technology and especially technological
innovation has always played a significant
part in the shaping of our industries,
economies and the evolution of our
human ambitions. My passion for Information
Technology and the considerable time and
energy I have invested started at a young age
through exposure to the engineering element
of the field. The early exposure of being able
to understand and leverage tech quickly was
amplified by education and the real-world
exposure of how Information Technology
shapes and in a ubiquitous way impacts every
aspect of our lives.
What are your personal interests
and where do you like to spend
most of your time after work?
Out of the office, I am an avid enthusiast
of fixed wings, two wheels and
autobiographies. You will absolutely find me
either spending time with my family or see
the family and me enjoying my passion for
flying and adventure motorcycling.
The rest of the time, I always have had a
disproportionate interest in autobiographies,
with the ability to shut the world off
and immerse myself into the life-stories
of great leaders, influencers and lifechanging
learnings. Recently, I found Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, My
Story and My Vision: Challenges in the Race
of Excellence immensely insightful. •
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