GEC NEWS WIREBrought by GEC Media Group and organized by Enterprise Channels MEA, the Catalysts Awards in its 5th edition honoured the industry trailblazers. The event held in conjunction with The Future IT Summit was held on 13th March at The Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa, Dubai. Maintaining its legacy, the awards recognized the top CIOs/IT Heads in various verticals, sales and marketing leaders and well as the emerging marketers.
The event also witnessed the Top 10 Best IT Companies to Work for in 2019. The Top 10 IT Companies awards honoured the companies that have demonstrated extraordinary leadership with a proven track record of growth, profitability and essentially employee happiness. The event also extended opportunities for companies to network with the industry leaders and government officials.
The winners of the Top 10 IT Companies are:
- Dell Technologies
- Zebra Technologies
- Rubrik
- NetApp
- Arrow ECS
- Valto Technologies
- Emitac Enterprise Solutions
- Rhienbrucke IT Consulting
- SAI Global
- StorIT
The Winners of the Catalysts Awards 2019 :
CATALYST CIO
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | CATEGORY |
| Hamad Alzaabi | Abu Dhabi DED | IT MAN OF THE YEAR UAE |
| Ibrahim Talib Mubarak Al Wardi | ITA | IT MAN OF THE YEAR OMAN |
| Khaled A Alnuaimi | Eastern Province Governorate (Emara), Ministry of Interior | IT MAN OF THE YEAR KSA |
| Ali Jassim Ahmed Al Aradi | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Kingdom of Bahrain | IT MAN OF THE YEAR BAHRAIN |
| Kumar Prasoon | Al Safeer Group | CIO IN RETAIL |
| Madhav M S | Lulu Group | CIO IN RETAIL |
| Chandra Shekhar Jajware | Khimji Ramdas Group | CIO IN RETAIL |
| Nitin Bhargava | Mashreq Bank | CIO IN BANKING |
| Mario Foster | Al Naboodah Group Enterprises | CIO IN REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION |
| Ahmed Al Ahmad | Nakheel PJSC | CIO IN REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION |
| Hisham Ahmed | Ajman Proprties (Aqaar) | CIO IN REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION |
| Mubarik Hussain | Bloom Holding | CIO IN REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION |
| Hashim Saeed | Azizi Developments | CIO IN REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION |
| Anto Pius | Aster DM Healthcare Qatar | CIO IN HEALTHCARE |
| Jaleel Rahiman | Prime Healthcare Group | CIO IN HEALTHCARE |
| Ali Asgar Bohari | Zulekha Healthcare | CIO IN HEALTHCARE |
| Joseph George | Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Ajman, Ministry of Presidential Affairs H.H The President Initiatives | CIO IN HEALTHCARE |
| Hasnain Juzer | Saudi German Hospital Dubai | CIO IN HEALTHCARE |
| Ilham Ismail | Hospitality Management Holding | CIO IN HOSPITALITY |
| Rabih Merhy | Rotana Hotels | CIO IN HOSPITALITY |
| Mohammad Shahzad | RDK Group | CIO IN HOSPITALITY |
| Anthony Lynsdale | Atlantis, The Palm | CIO IN HOSPITALITY |
| Hamdi Aljadani | GIC | CIO IN OIL AND GAS |
| Fahad Deshmukh | Galfar Engineering & Contracting -Emirates | CIO IN OIL AND GAS |
| Aditya Kaushik | Adyard Abudhabi LLC | CIO IN OIL AND GAS |
| Shumon A Zaman | Lamprell Energy Ltd | CIO IN OIL AND GAS |
| Adam El Adama | ADNOC Sour Gas | CIO IN OIL AND GAS |
| Pradeepkumar Nair | Diyafah International School | CIO IN EDUCATION |
| Dr. Jaflah Hassan Al-Ammary | Bahrain University | CIO IN EDUCATION |
| Ronald Stewart Dsa | OSN | CIO IN MEDIA AND BROADCASTING |
| Ali Al Lawati | Ooredoo Oman | CIO IN TELECOM |
| Esam Alfalasi | Ministry of Economy | CIO IN GOVERNMENT |
| Abdalla Al Ali | Dubai Multi Commodities Center DMCC | CIO IN GOVERNMENT |
| Hussam Mohammed – Dubai Customs | Dubai Customs | CIO IN GOVERNMENT |
| Loay AlNakhal | Dubai Municipality | CIO IN GOVERNMENT |
| Hussain Al Harthi | ADSSSA | CIO IN GOVERNMENT |
| Sajid Riaz | Balsharaf Group | CIO IN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS |
| Prabhakar Posam | Transworld Group | CIO IN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS |
| Vijay Jain | Truebell Marketing and Trading | CIO IN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS |
| Adam Lalani | Tristar Group | CIO IN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS |
| Shailesh Mani | Flemingo International | CIO IN FMCG |
| Mohammad Hamza Sheikh | National Factory for Can Ends Limited | CIO IN MANUFACTURING |
| Khalid Jalal | GARMCO | CIO IN MANUFACTURING |
| Venkatesh Mahadevan | Dubai Investments PJSC | CIO IN MANUFACTURING |
| Ashith Piriyattiath | Al Masah Capital Management | CIO IN CAPITAL MARKETS AND INVESTMENTS |
| Javeria Aijaz | Farnek Services | CIO IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT |
| Mohammed Mudasar | ETA Facilities Management | CIO IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT |
| Arul Jose Vigin | DIFC Courts | CIO IN LEGAL AND JUDICIAL AFFAIRS |
| Jayesh Maganlal | Majid Al Futtaim Properties | CIO IN SERVICES |
| Imad Taha | SALEradars | CIO IN SERVICES |
| Fayaz Ahamed Badubhai | Al Yousuf Electronics | CIO IN SERVICES |
CATALYST CHANNEL
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | CATEGORY |
| Nadia Jawad | AGC Networks | Branding |
| Rohan Daniel Nair | Spectrami | Visionary Marketer |
| Mallika Sharma | Exclusive Networks | Enterprise Marketing – Security |
| Mohanbabu Murugesan | BITS Secure IT Infrastructure | Enterprise Marketing |
| Sulaiman Abdul Kareem | Telephony Communication Technologies | Innovative Marketer |
| Zahra Hanif | Arrow ECS Middle East | Enterprise Marketing -Storage |
| Brijesh Kumar Saini | Techvivid Systems | Enterprise Sales |
| Sonali Basu Roy | Bulwark Technologies | Corporate Communications |
| Shyam Sundar | Valto Technologies | Enterprise Marketing – Documentation Security |
| Alaa Zahran | Arrow ECS | Enterprise Sales – Storage |
CATALYST VENDOR
| NAME | ORGANIZATION | CATEGORY |
| Ankush Mehra | Zebra Technologies | Enterprise Marketing – Channel |
| Suzanne Degun | SAI Global | Integrated Marketer |
| Ignatius Avinash Emanuel | Rittal Middle East | Enterprise Marketing Infrastructure |
| Kristine Daniels | Seclore | Emerging Marketer |
| Neethu Paul | Epicor | Strategic Marketer |
| Sanjay Alex | Toshiba | Enterprise Sales – Storage |
| Manish Bharadwaj | Aruba HPE | Best Business Influencer in Social Media |
| Yasmin Khaliq | Equinix MENA | Innovative Marketer |
| Manal Rafeh | Fortinet | Enterprise Marketing Security |
| Hassan Hamadani | Pure Storage | MARKETER OF THE YEAR |
| Haidi Nossair | Dell Technologies | MARKETER OF THE YEAR |
