Samy Elkhatib
CIO, ICT & Low Current Systems Manager
CIO
IT Director
ICT Manager
Low Current Systems Manager
CEO, GM, Deputy CEO
58 years old
Driving License
Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Available soon
Available
A capable, results orientated general manager with experience of leading high performance teams and of successfully increasing efficiency and productivity whilst reducing costs and inefficiencies. Ability to keep a level head at all times, nurture and grow a business, evaluate opportunities and risks and also deliver innovative new solutions to challenges. Possessing excellent client facing and configuration skills and highly successful in helping define company direction, achieving goals and optimizing business, also over twenty-five years of experience in computing industry and excellent at corporate growth, managing staff, mentoring, establishing best practices, project and program management.
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Isam Kabbani Group
March 2006
to April 2010
United States
- • Develop Information Technology strategy in support of the company’s mission and core objectives.
- • Technology evaluation and execution of multi-location sites.
- • Direct, control and motivate the staff of the CITD.
- • Develop an annual business plan and operating budget for the department and monitor the implementation of these to ensure that the financial targets are met.
- • Responsible for researching and evaluating new technologies.
- • Selection of appropriate technology and products, negotiating with vendors.
- • Manage technology to make better business decisions, improve efficiency and user satisfaction.
- • Administer the IT budget, staff and physical facilities of the department.
- • Design and Install infrastructure (LAN, WAN &WLAN) and centralized Data Center from scratch.
- • Project manager for Implementation:
o ERP System (Microsoft Dynamics AX) - o Business Process Management System, Sales Force Automation and Enterprise Document Management
- • Analyzing the information needs of an organization and developing technological solutions to satisfy those needs.
- • Directing activities to select and install major IT facilities.
- • Overseeing the provision of training for users.
- • Working out priorities for systems developments, maintenance and operations.
- • Controlling the security aspects of IT systems, and Monitor network scrutiny and supervise the entire network system of the group.
- • Providing advice to other managers / team members and board members on IT issues and planning.
- • Ensuring that Group staff are up-to-date with recent developments and thinking.
- • Direct the preparation and implementation of policies, procedures and standards relating to information and telecommunication systems.
- • Preparing guidelines and evaluating IT systems against international standards and performance criteria.
