Senior IT leadership for regulated firms in the DIFC and wider GCC. Available for CIO / IT Director roles and selective advisory engagements.
Arrange a conversationFCA and GDPR operating models translated to DFSA-aligned technology risk and governance. Consistently clean audit outcomes across 10+ years in regulated financial services.
Ownership of an AED 20M technology budget, delivering sustained cost discipline through vendor rationalisation and contract renegotiation, averaging ~10% annual savings.
Delivered a 70% reduction in critical outages and a 50% reduction in phishing incidents through improved architecture, SOC oversight, MFA, and security awareness.
| System Uptime | 99.9% maintained |
| Budget Managed | AED 20M with 10% savings |
| Downtime Reduction | 70% reduction |
| Phishing Incidents | 50% reduction |
| Team Retention | <3% attrition, 15-year average tenure |