Ali Nimer

Chief Commercial Officer | Digital & Technology Strategist | Chief Digital Officer | Chief Information Officer

16.1 yrs experience

Dec 2025Added 3 days ago

The move

MoveCore42 → Open Innovation AI

TitleChief Commercial Officer (CCO) → Partner & Chief Commercial Officer

LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi

Career arcRooted in UAE★

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Years in UAE20.9

Total experience16.1 years

Open Innovation AI headcount51-200 employees

Open Innovation AI industrySoftware Development

Open Innovation AI HQLondon

Open Innovation AI founded2022

Open Innovation AI typePrivately Held

Partner & Chief Commercial OfficerDec 2025 — Present
Open Innovation AI· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)Jun 2024 — Dec 2025
Core42· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Chief Client and Growth OfficerOct 2023 — Jun 2024
Core42· Full-time
Chief Commercial Officer (Injazat)Mar 2023 — Oct 2023
Injazat· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Vice President of Digital Transformation, Delivery & Commercial (Chief Commercial Officer)Apr 2022 — Mar 2023
NEXT50· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Founder & PartnerJan 2022 — Jun 2025
Zeros & Ones LLC· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Self-employed
Vice President Digital & TechnologyApr 2020 — Apr 2022
Miral Experiences· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Executive Director, Digital & Technology (Chief Digital Officer)Apr 2020 — Apr 2022
Miral· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Strategy Advisor to the Director General & Head of Digital Excellence Office (DEO)Sep 2018 — Apr 2020
Department of Government Enablement· Abu Dhabi, UAE
Group IT HeadJun 2016 — Sep 2018
Miral· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Director of Digital and TechnologyMay 2016 — Sep 2018
Miral· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Regional Director, Government Sector - GulfFeb 2014 — Jun 2016
Microsoft· GCC
Chief Information OfficerApr 2010 — Feb 2014
IRENA· Abu Dhabi

AMS
1984 — 1996
University of Cambridge
Diploma at Professional Level · CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT2007 — 2009
University of Cumbria
MBA in Leadership & Sustainabilty · Masters in Leadership & Sustainabilty2011 — 2013
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Bachelor in Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering1996 — 2001