GEC NEWS WIREIn what can be termed as one of the region’s largest CIO gathering ever, Ashith Piriyattiath, Group Head of IT at Al Masah Capital and Ahmed Ebrahim AlAhmad, CIO of Nakheel were crowned with the prestigious CIO of the Year Award.
The CIO 200 TECHtalk and META CIO Awards held at The Armani Hotel Burj Khalifa on 10th May 2018, celebrated the achievements and path-breaking projects of CIOs and IT Heads from the UAE, Oman, Qatar and Turkey in the first round of the CIO 200 Roadshow.
The Top 8 finalist of the CIO of the Year were; Esam AlFalasi, Director IT, Ministry of Economy; Mahmoud Kamal, Group CIO at Habtoor Hospitality; Ahmed Kajoor, Director IT of Dubai Municipality; Ajay Rathi, Director IT, Meraas Holding; Ashith Piriyattiath, Group Head of IT at Al Masah Capital; Kumar Prasoon, Group CIO of Al Safeer Group; and Ahmed Ebrahim AlAhmad, CIO of Nakheel.
The winners were chosen on the basis on number of votes received as well as the sustainability and excellence of the project details submitted to the jury.
The esteemed jury for the 2018 Awards were; Dr. Jassim Haji, Technology Leader; Mr. Mohammed Mahnashi, ICT Advisor at Ministry of Finance, KSA; and Dr. Usman Zafar, CEO of DUC International Consulting.
The 2018 UAE edition of the CIO 200 Awards and TECHtalk was partnered and sponsored by
Platinum Partner – NetApp
Gold Partner – Aruba HPE, AGC Networks, Avaya
Risk and Compliance partner – Arcon
Networking Partner – Juniper
Security Training Partner – SANS
Storage Partner – Toshiba
Application Partner – Epicor
Supporting Partner – BITS Secure IT, Rittal, ValueMentor, Finesse
Registration Partner – Cloud4C
Winners from the UAE Edition
| keith francis | Oasis Hospital | NEXT-GEN |
| Talal Afridi | Royal Jet | NEXT-GEN |
| Manoranjith E.V. | Dubai Opera | NEXT-GEN |
| Chadi Jniyah | Euro Arabian Hospital | NEXT-GEN |
| Muhamed Noufel | Royal Continental Hotels Dubai | NEXT-GEN |
| Hussain AlKhalsan | Commercial Bank of Dubai | NEXT-GEN |
| Mohamed | Hyatt Hotels | NEXT-GEN |
| Shijin Prasad R S | Cure Medical Centers | NEXT-GEN |
| Ali Al Agha | Al Qasimia University | NEXT-GEN |
| Yoosaf Lulu | Abu Dhabi Grammar School (Canada) | NEXT-GEN |
| Dinesh Kumar | Binghatti | NEXT-GEN |
| Heba Bilal Al Shehhi | Dubai Municipality | NEXT-GEN |
| Sherif Sharaf | Emirates Auction LLC | NEXT-GEN |
| Mohammed Arif | Magrabi Eye & Ear Hospital | NEXT-GEN |
| Hashem Al-Anati | Critical Innovation | NEXT-GEN |
| Mohammed AhmedAlzaronei | IACAD | NEXT-GEN |
| Mohammad Shahzad | RDK Commercial Investment LLC. | NEXT-GEN |
| Fadhel Mandani | Air Arabia | NEXT GEN |
| Qusai Almeqdadi | SAEED | NEXT GEN |
| Javeria Aijaz | Farnek Services LLC | NEXT-GEN |
| Parvez Ahmad | Emirates Net System | NEXT-GEN |
| Mehmet Akdeniz | Emirates Palace Hotel | NEXT-GEN |
| Rabih Merhy | Rotana Hotels | NEXT-GEN |
| Ashik KAndy | Al Forsan | NEXT-GEN |
| Hasnain Juzer | Saudi German Hospital Dubai | NEXT-GEN |
| A Raheem | AG MELCO | NEXT-GEN |
| Shailesh Mani | Flemingo International | NEXT-GEN |
| Kumar Prasoon | Al Safeer Group | NEXT-GEN |
| Sabri Yehya | Etisalat | LEADER |
| Sunil Sharma | Aldar Properties | LEADER |
| Suresh Muthuvadath | Apparel Group | LEADER |
| Jose George | Falcon City of Wonders | LEADER |
| Mamdouh Ahmed Nada | United Foods PSC | LEADER |
| Ahmed Al Marzooqi | ADNEC | LEADER |
| Bassam Muhsin Khalil Alobaidi | Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation | LEADER |
| Richard Wingfield | Majid Al futtaim | LEADER |
| Hisham Ahmed | Aqaar Properties | LEADER |
| Michael Gillies | Shuraa Management & Consultancy LLC | LEADER |
| Shabnam Pawaney | Interstar Advisory Services LLC | LEADER |
| Fady Sleiman | Waha Capital | LEADER |
| Mohammed Jameel | GCAA | LEADER |
| Syed Mohammad Ali Naqvi | Al Hilal Bank | LEADER |
| Sumit Bathla | Alhokair Fashion Retail | LEADER |
| Osama Taha | Reach Employment Services | LEADER |
| Meraj Mohammed | Rixos hotels | LEADER |
| V.Suresh | Jumbo Electronics Co. Ltd. LLC | LEADER |
| Akshay Lamba | Deloitte | LEADER |
| Adam El Adama | Adnoc Sour Gas | LEADER |
| Wedad Al Issa | Dubai Municipality | LEADER |
| Abdullah Khaled Twfiq Abo Al -Rous | Experts Consulting & Training | LEADER |
| Adiy Ahmed Al-Nakhal | ABYAT | LEADER |
| Prasanna Thiyageswaran | Kenz Hotel Management | LEADER |
| Mohammad Khaled AL Hassan | Regulation & Supervision Bureau – Abu Dhabi | LEADER |
| Ahmed Alkindi | National Ambulance | LEADER |
| Martin Sebastian | National Takaful Company (Watania) P.J.S.C. | LEADER |
| Abdul Rahman Jaroudi | Ajman Bank | LEADER |
| Ali Saleh Mohamed Al Ali | Thuraya Telecommunications Company | LEADER |
| Adam Lalani | Tristar Transport LLC | LEADER |
| Taha Moustafa Mohamed | Regional Center for Edu Planning – UNESCO | LEADER |
| Kiran Dsouza | Boehringer Ingelheim META | LEADER |
| Ali Hakam GHunaim | Canadian Specialist Hospital | LEADER |
| Ali Nimer | Miral Asset Management LLC | LEADER |
| Ahmed Alameri | General Pension & Social Security Authority | LEADER |
| Fahad Deshmukh | Jazeera Emirates Power | LEADER |
| Mohamed Gamal Abdelmksoud | Al Zahra Hospital | LEADER |
| Ahmed Ebrahim AlAhmad | Nakheel PJSC | LEADER |
| Aditya Kaushik | Interserve Middle East | LEADER |
| Janardhan Nandkumar | NBQ | LEADER |
| Saqib Chaudhry | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi | LEADER |
| Suresh Kumar K | Byrne Equipment Rental | LEADER |
| Anshul Srivastav | Union Insurance | LEADER |
| Ashith Piriyattiath | AL Masaha Capital Management Ltd | LEADER |
| Arul Jose Vigin | Dispute Resolution Authority | LEADER |
| Aliasgar Bohari | Zulekha Hospital | LEADER |
| Mubarik Hussain | Petroserv | LEADER |
| Mamoun Alhomssey | ADIB | MASTER |
| Mukta Arora | Aster DM Healthcare | MASTER |
| Vinay Sharma | Gulftainer | MASTER |
| Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Al Ali | Dubai Government Human Resources Department | MASTER |
| Wael Othman | Rotana Hotels Management Corporation PJSC | MASTER |
| Shumon Zaman | Lamprell Energy Limited | MASTER |
| Chandra Shekhar Jajware | Khimji Ramdas Group | MASTER |
| Soheyl Mohammad Ziaie Kadjani | Emirates NBD | MASTER |
| Unni Menon | RAK Hospital | MASTER |
| Saleem Ahmed S | Sharjah Islamic Bank | MASTER |
| Mohammad Imran Hussain | Tiger Steel Engineering | MASTER |
| Jaleel B Rahiman | Prime Healthcare Group | MASTER |
| Surej Gangadharan | Almouj muscat | MASTER |
| Prabhakar Posam | Transworld Group | MASTER |
| Sivakumar Venkatraman | Dubai First | MASTER |
| Ilham Ismail | HMH Group | MASTER |
| Bryan Lord | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi | MASTER |
| Mario Foster | Al Naboodah Group Enterprises | MASTER |
| Fayaz Ahamed Badubhai | Al Yousuf Group | MASTER |
| Vimal Mani | Bank Of Sharjah | MASTER |
| Surendra Shetty | UAE EXCHANGE | MASTER |
| Madhusuthanan | Bahri & Mazroei Group | MASTER |
| Ibrahim Yaqob Ali Naseer | Dubai Municipality | MASTER |
| Firoj Kumar Rauta | Skyline University College | MASTER |
| Venkatesh Mahadevan | Dubai Investments PJSC | MASTER |
| Vishal Sood | Perma-Pipe Middle East FZC | MASTER |
| Khamis Awadh Abulani | Rabdan Academy | MASTER |
| Frank Watts | Al Tayer Group | MASTER |
| Dileep Kumar Somani | OTE Group | MASTER |
| Damian Ogara | OSN | MASTER |
| Sanjay Khanna | RakBank | MASTER |
| Ahmed Alrefaei | Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade | LEGEND |
| Mahmoud Ahmad Kamal | Habtoor Hospitality | LEGEND |
| Dr. Alaeddin Al Badawna | ADNOC Offshore | LEGEND |
| Abdullah Hamood Al Raqadi | Ministry of Health | LEGEND |
| Kashif Rana | Pakistan International Airlines | LEGEND |
| Yousuf Mohammed Abdullah AlShaiba | Municipality & Planning Department – Ajman | LEGEND |
| Ajay Rathi | Meraas Holding | LEGEND |
| Nitin Bhargava | Mashreq Bank PLC | LEGEND |
| Ahmed Kajoor | Dubai Municipality | LEGEND |
| Esam Khamis Alfalasi | Ministry Of Economy | LEGEND |
| Ashith Piriyattiath | Al Masah Capital | CIO of the Year |
| Ahmed Ebrahim Al Ahmad | Nakheel | CIO of the Year |
