Chief Information Officer (CIO) / Digital Officer
ABB Installation Products - Saudi Arabia
Total years of experience :27 years, 5 Months
Managing digital transformation and CIO role for ABB company in Saudi Arabia
Top Executive Management Professional with ~20 years of managing IS Operations across 76 Countries with a cost budget of 48MUSD, and total revenue of 3.5BUSD; Also responsible for corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, enterprise risk management, internal audits and business continuity planning, and business development building strategy 2020
ollated business IS demands in the region from the Regional Division in addition to participating in Group IS decisions & development of Group IS directives, IS standards and IS Technology Architecture
• Developed regional IS strategy & regional IS Service delivery plan compliant with Regional Business Strategy and Group IS Strategy
• Escalated non-compliance between Regional Business IS Demands and Group decisions to the Group CIO apart from resolving issues escalated from IS organizations
• Ensured execution of IS activities in the region in compliance with IS Directives, IS Strategies, IS standards, IS Architecture and IS service delivery plan at required quality & budgeted cost with sustained customer satisfaction
• Involved in preparation & reporting of IS budget for the region using IS tool and leading the Regional IS Council
• Set up, led and maintained an IS service delivery organization with competence & skill mix aligned to IS service delivery plan spread across countries of the region and divided into local, remote & external resources
• Member of the ABB Group IS Council and the regional management team
• Involved in improving IS Organizations in the region through development and sourcing of experienced
staff
Job Profile:
Involved in IS delivery in the country focused on improving operations and development of the IS team aimed at business improvement
• Ensured ERP upgrade to MySAP ECC 6.0, developed 99% paperless workflow systems through office automation
• Introduced cost reduction enabling technology (Video Conferencing, VoIP) apart from training & development of end users
• Highlights:
o Significant Contributor in winning the best working environment award
o Positioned the center as the best rated IS Delivery Center in the region
- IS Applications Manager, Jan 2000 -Jan 2002
- ERP Team Leader & Software Engineer, Jan 1996 - Dec 2000
- Technical role
- SAP basis administration
- Installation and Configuration
- Project Management