
Ali Nimer
Chief Commercial Officer | Digital & Technology Strategist | Chief Digital Officer | Chief Information Officer
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
Career arc
- 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
Education
- AMS1984 — 1996
- University of CambridgeDiploma at Professional Level · CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT2007 — 2009
- University of CumbriaMBA in Leadership & Sustainabilty · Masters in Leadership & Sustainabilty2011 — 2013
- Jordan University of Science and TechnologyBachelor in Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering1996 — 2001
Languages
- Arabic
- English