Industry Expertise

Retail Banking
Commercial Banking

Projects Experience

Chief Programme Officer – New Bank Launch
Programme Director – New Bank Launch
Head of Strategy & Planning – GCC Bank
Head of Regulatory Compliance – UK Bank
Country Head of Cards – Citibank

Industry Expertise

Retail Banking
Payments

Projects Experience

Digital Banking
Operations Transformation
Technology Transformation
Project Management
Risk Management & Compliance

Industry Expertise

Over 7 years of management consulting experience, mostly with Big 4 consultants. A wealth of experience having worked on diverse projects ranging from new bank design and launch to overhauling a large regional banks operating model and organisation structure. 

Selected Projects Experience

• Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA)
• Gulf International Bank (GIB)
• Kuwait Finance House (KFH)
• National Bank of Oman (NBO)
• Bank Nizwa
• Ahli United Bank (AUB)
• Al-Rajhi Bank (ARB)
• BOK – Bahrain

Industry Expertise

Specialties: Financial services (Conventional and Islamic), Software services, Application development ,Networking , Enterprise Application Integration , IT governance and strategy formulation

Selected Projects Experience

• A continuous achiever, self motivated, and results-driven Chief Information Officer with more than 22 years of demonstrated success directing business and technology operations to optimize bottom line productivity and achieve its goals
• More than 12 years experience as a CIO in Financial services industry leading big IT organizations
• Worked and gained solid experience for different industries and business segments, Financial Services (Conventional / Islamic Banking), Conglomerate and Software Services.
• Built the IT Organization and systems of the biggest Islamic Bank in UAE taking the bank from scratch to Go live in 4 months (unique and unprecedented achievement)
• Led the IT team on the first ever conversion of conventional bank into Islamic Bank (National Bank of Sharjah to Sharjah Islamic Bank)
• Experience in developing and implementing IT strategy and managing budgets
• Strong expertise in Business Process Management , Banking Applications, ERP, Software Development Life Cycle , Software development tools , Network Infrastructure , Operating systems , Data Base Management , Data Center Operations , Information Security, Management, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning
• Experienced in IT governance and IT service Management
• Managed large scale IT Projects / Programs and Vendor Management
• Excellent people management, team leadership and motivational skills, high level of entrepreneurial skill, resilient and culturally sensitive with high communication and motivational ability.
• Speaker at major IT conferences and Forums in the Gulf and Europe in a wide IT and business topics: Fintechs , Digital Transformation , Cloud computing, Core banking implementation and Islamic Banking

Industry Expertise

Specialties: Financial services (Conventional and Islamic), Banking Operations, Operational Readiness, Technology Enablement, Regulatory Compliance

Selected Projects Experience

Industry Expertise

Central Banks
Commercial Banks

Selected Projects Experience

Industry Expertise

Retail Banking, Central Banks & Regulators, Telecom, Insurance, Media

Selected Projects Experience

• Large scale transformation of core banking system for a banking regulator in GCC
• Digital operating model for a banking regulator’s payment system in GCC
• Full-scale digital financial services setup and launch in Pakistan, from concept to mass rollout
• Feasibility study for a multilateral financial institution to establish a Global Islamic bank
• Multi-country market assessment for a global insurance provider
• Digital transformation for a global events and media company

Industry Expertise

Retail & Commercial Banking, Central Banks & Regulators

Selected Projects Experience

• Former Infrastructure Lead at top 10 regional bank in GCC
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