ISSUE # 305 CNME June 2017 National Bank of Kuwait's Tariq Al-Usaimi on the hurdles of becoming one of the GCC's first chief digital officers. Virtual verdict Committed to delivering the ‘GCC’s first’ digital and virtual court, DIFC Courts senior IT manager Arul Jose Vigin deployed a unified communications solution that allows hearings to go ahead even if participants are scattered across the globe. Waste not, want not Averda specialises in providing sustainable waste solutions to over 9 million customers across 13 countries in the EMEA region. In order to utilise and manage the enormous influx of data that these operations produce, chief risk management officer Anthony Kurban opted for a streamlined hybrid cloud as a data hosting platform. App and away Two months after joining the company as CEO, F5 Networks’ François Locoh-Donou tells CNME how he plans to change the firm’s direction and bring an increased focus on software to the table. What’s Inside