Information technology innovation and transformation leaders, yesterday, gathered for CNME’s second annual CIO 100 Awards and Forum.
Held at the Dubai Address Marina Hotel, the event honoured 100 individuals who have demonstrated excellence and achievement in shaping the regional IT landscape. The prestigious awards recognised the many innovative ways that IT delivers competitive advantage or accelerates business success in the enterprise.
Jeevan Thankappan, Group Editor, Technology and Finance Division, CPI Media Group, kicked off the proceedings with a warm welcome address. “The tech industry is increasingly changing with new products and services in social collaboration tools, mobility, predictive analytics, cloud and other technologies being developed CNME’s CIO 100 Awards aims to recognise companies and individuals who have shown great commitment to adapting new technologies to fuel further success to their organisation.”
Thankappan also announced the re-launch of Security Advisor Middle East, a publication that puts the spotlight on the challenges and opportunities in the region’s cybersecurity space.
The awards’ proper was preceded by a forum which featured keynote presentations from CIOs who have shared their experiences and insights on transforming business processes within their organisations through IT.
Basil Ayass, Regional Marketing Director, Middle East, Dell, stood as the host of the gathering and gave the first presentation together with Shams Hasan, Enterprise Product Manager, Middle East, Dell. Among the keynote presenters are Tariq Al Usmain, CIO, National Bank of Kuwait; Mubarik Hussain, Head of IT, Petroserv; and Dr. Jassim Haji, CIO, Gulf Air.
Read the full analysis of the event in our upcoming February issue. The full list of honourees is shown below.
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| Mohamd Sabah, Tecom Group | Hasan Naji Al-Bahrani, Well Surveillance Group of Kuwait Oil Company |
| Saeed Al Ghailani, Department of Transport | Prasanna Rupasinghe, Kempinski Mall of Emirates |
| Ali Mohamed Al Ali, Health Authority – Abu Dhabi | Suhayed Jabbo, Magnolia RM Investment |
| Afra Al Shamsi, UAE University | Mehmet Akdeniz, Emirates Palace |
| Esam Alfalasi, Ministry of Economy | George Yacoub, SEHA |
| Ahmad Al Madani, General Pension & Social Security Authority | Samir Khan, African Eastern |
| Dr Saif El Ketbi, Abu Dhabi Airports Company | Arnab Debroy, Metito Overseas |
| Mohammed Saeed Al Shehhi, Statistic Centre | Mohammad Shahzad, Gulf Precast Concrete |
| Fahem Al Nuaimi, Ankabut | Mohammed Jameeluddin, UAE General Civil Aviation Authority |
| Farid Farouq, Dubai World Trade Centre | Sajeesh Nambiar, Bukhatir Group |
| Ahmed Ebrahim Al Ahmad, Nakheel | Dr. Ahmed Altheneyan, Ministry of Defence (Saudi Arabia) |
| Abdulla Al Bastaki, Roads and Transport Authority | Rusty Bruns, American University of Kuwait |
| Hussam Al Nowais, twofour54 | Esam Hadi, Aluminium Bahrain |
| Amro Jaber Ahmed, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research | Tariq Al Usaimi, National Bank of Kuwait |
| Alia Alkindy, Electronic Government Authority- Ras Al Khaima | Rahul Mistry, Marsa Malaz Kempinski, Doha |
| Terence Sathyanarayan, Drake & Scull | Vishal Sood, Perma-Pipe Middle East |
| Ajay Rathi, Meraas Holding | Ali Ghunaim, Canadian Specialist Hospital |
| Mubarik Hussain, Petroserv | Dr Tariq Taha, BankDhofar |
| Alaeddin Al Badawna, ADMA-OPCO | A T Srinivasan, Qatar Airways |
| Juma Al Ghaith, Dubai Customs | Abdulrahman Aloniazan, Arab National Bank |
| Sami Al Shammari, Oryx GTL | Vinay Sharma, Gulftainer |
| Robert Webb, Etihad Aviation Group | Rushdy Mubarak, Radisson Blu |
| Fuad Al Ansari, Takreer | Rabih Merhy, Amwaj Rotana |
| Hessa Obaid Al Suwaidi, Ministry of Public Works | Radi Karnib, Hilton Worldwide Northern Emirates |
| Baraa Khamis, Executive Affairs Authority | Maisam Zaidi, ALEC |
| Pierre Douelhy, Indevco Group | Thameem Rizvon, KoJ Group |
| Sofiane Benna, Masdar Institute | Samir Mayani, KBBO Group |
| Ahmad Al Nasser, UAE Ministry of Labour | Madhav Rao, Emke Group |
| Abdul Razack Dileep, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council | Mazen Chilet, Abu Dhabi University |
| Kirit Shah, Landmark Group | Husam Saleh, University of Sharjah |
| Hamad Rashid Suwaid, Qatar Gas Transport Company | Faisal Eledath, National Bank of Oman |
| Zohdi El-Saadi, IKK Group | Saket Prakash Wagh, Enhance Oman |
| Ramy Abdelwahad, National Marine Dredging Company | Sebastian Samuel, AWRostamani |
| M Sarangi, Port of Fujairah | M N Chaturvedi, Al Shirawi Group |
| Ramesh Cidambi, Dubai Duty Free | Abdulrahman Al Barguthi, Al Foah |
| Gopi Krishnan, Qatar Islamic Bank | Aliasgar Bohari, Zulekha Hospitals |
| Sean Yeong, RAK Investment Authority | Amit Kanchan, Landmark Hospitality |
| Roy Verrips, Hyatt Hotels | WIssam Ismail, Al Noor Hospitals |
| V Suresh, Jumbo Electronics | Yaqoob Alawadhi, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authroity |
| Kumar Prasoon, Safeer Group | Suresh Kumar, ADSIC |
| Dr. Jassim Haji, Gulf Air | Jawed Akhtar, Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo |
| Vignesh Unadkat, Thumbay Group | Dr Hazem El Khatib, Abu Dhabi Department of Finance |
| NSN Murthy, Avivo Group | Mohamed Imaduddin, Al Fara’a Group |
| Mohammed Raffi, Jotun Powder Coatings | Sulaiman Al Bassam, General Civil Aviation Authority, Saudi Arabia |
| Syed Abdul Majeed, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons | Imad Taha, Belhasa Group |
| Girish Chouhan, Motivate Publishing | Muhammad Iqbal, Bindawood |
| Fady Sleiman, Waha Capital | Muhammed Albakri, Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Mahmoud Kamal, Habtoor Hotels | Mustafa Shabbir Poonawala, Supreme Consultative Committee |
| Sreedhar Reddy, Aldar Properties | Javed Abbasi, GISBA Group |
| Mohammed Khaled, Regulation & Supervision Bureau | Ahmed Ishaq Kooheji, Saudi Diesel Equipment Company |
