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This week we bring to you Mr. Wissam Al Adany, CIO at ADES Arabia Holding – an Oil and Gas Operator in the Gulf, extending oil and gas drilling and production services through its subsidiaries.
Mr. Wissam has over 27 years of rich and extensive experience, including over 4 years of international assignments in Brazil and Kazakhstan. He is a qualified Computer Engineer with Management degree in Finance, and is also currently pursuing a Ph.D. He is an expert in turning around poor performing IT departments and transforming it into business enablers. In addition, he has a long experience in performing large scale international M&A and IT due diligence, as well as building IT Strategy across different countries and cultures. Mr. Wissam has a diversified experience in managing and planning IT strategy for heavy manufacturing industries, and the ability to add value to the business using IT technologies and solutions, capitalizing on calculated ROI and risk assessment. Involved in Leadership/Management of all facets of Information Service. Mr. Wissam has worked in various world-renowned organizations like Lafarge, GlaxoSmithKline, The United Nations, etc.