Dima Kandalaft
Senior Director at Cisco | Driving Digital Transformation in ME&A | x IBM, PwC & Accenture
The move
MoveIBM → Cisco
TitleStrategy and Transforamation Leader, IBM Middle East & Pakistan → Senior Director, Country Digital Acceleration, Middle East & Africa
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE29.8
Total experience30.3 years
Cisco headcount10,001+ employees
Cisco industrySoftware Development
Cisco HQSan Jose, CA
Cisco founded1984
Cisco typePublic Company
Career arc
- Cisco Purpose AmbassadorMar 2024 — Mar 2026
Cisco· United Arab Emirates· Part-time - Senior Director, Country Digital Acceleration, Middle East & AfricaOct 2022 — PresentCisco· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Founding Board MemberDec 2021 — Present
Youth To Professionals· United Arab Emirates· Self-employed
- Director of Country Digitalisation Acceleration Program, Middle East & AfricaAug 2019 — Oct 2022Cisco· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Strategy and Transforamation Leader, IBM Middle East & PakistanApr 2017 — Apr 2019
IBM· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Government Cognitive Solutions Leader, Middle East & AfricaFeb 2016 — Mar 2017IBM· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Smarter Cities Leader, Middle EastApr 2012 — Apr 2016IBM· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Business Development ExecutiveApr 2011 — Mar 2012IBM· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Public Sector Leader, MENAApr 2009 — Apr 2011IBM· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Associate PartnerOct 2002 — Apr 2009IBM· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Managing ConsultantNov 1998 — Oct 2002
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Senior ConsultantJun 1996 — Oct 1998
Accenture - Consultant1995 — 1996
PDG Amman
Education
- Boston UniversityExecutive Leadership · Organizational LeadershipMar 2014 — Apr 2015
- University of JordanBcs. · Industrial Engingeering1991 — 1996
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of ManagementArtificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy · Artificial Intelligence2017 — 2018
- University of Edinburgh Moray House School of EducationMaster's degree · Digital Education2019 — Jun 2022
Languages
- English
- Arabic
Top skills
Public SectorStrategyManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipBusiness Transformation