Providing Best in Class Technology Platforms

Tell us about Bloom Holding. When was the company established? What are its key projects?

Bloom Holding is a group that has a number of different businesses in different verticals including property, hospitality, education, facilities management.

Tell us about your role and responsibilities in Bloom Holding.

I am the Director of IT so have overall responsibility for the IT and Telecoms infrastructure for all businesses within the group.

What plans do you have for the company and what are the new technologies that you have introduced?

I plan to use technology to enhance the business offerings for our group as well as providing best in class technology platforms and solutions for businesses within the group.

Are you looking for any new project implementations? If yes, what do you expect from the vendors?

As I look into business solutions involving IoT, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, I am looking to work closely with vendors to co-innovate on solutions that will make Bloom Holding businesses a leader in the region in its use technology for its products and services.

How is the UAE IT landscape different from the rest of the GCC countries?

UAE is a technology leader and actively encourages technology innovation and entrepreneurship.

As a CIO, what are your top 3 priorities for the year 2019?

• Enhance business products and services through the use of technology.
• Explore and innovate with partners with new technologies and solutions.
• Increase the effectiveness, efficiency and security of our company IT landscape.