Farzad Shafiei
Solution Design/Pre-Sales (EMEA & APAC) | Enterprise Transformation & Enablement | Driving Revenue Growth | Aligning People, Process & Technology for Impact | Advanced Manufacturing Transformation
The move
MoveCentre of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing (COEFAM) → GEP Worldwide
TitleCEO & Co-Founder → Senior Director - Solution Design/Pre-Sales (EMEA & APAC)
LocationAbu Dhabi → Dubai
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Persian
Years in UAE8.2
Total experience13.5 years
GEP Worldwide headcount1,001-5,000 employees
GEP Worldwide industryBusiness Consulting and Services
GEP Worldwide HQClark, New Jersey
GEP Worldwide founded1999
GEP Worldwide typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Senior Director - Solution Design/Pre-Sales (EMEA & APAC)Mar 2026 — Present
GEP Worldwide· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Contract - CEO & Co-FounderSep 2025 — PresentCCentre of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing (COEFAM)· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO)Apr 2024 — Jan 2025
KI Africa· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Vice President - MEAJan 2024 — Present
Five Systems Development· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Freelance
- Director of Technology DeliveryDec 2019 — Feb 2024GEP Worldwide· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Global Delivery LeadJan 2019 — Jul 2019
Inchcape plc· London, England, United Kingdom· Contract
- Program ManagerMay 2018 — Dec 2018
TP ICAP· London, England, United Kingdom· Contract - Systems SME and Design LeadJun 2017 — May 2018
HSBC· London, England, United Kingdom· Contract - Sr. Technology ConsultantJan 2016 — Jun 2017
IBM· London, England, United Kingdom· Contract - Sr. Solutions ConsultantJan 2012 — Sep 2015IBM· London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
Education
- The University of AucklandMaster of Commerce · Information & Decision Support Systems2003 — 2006
- The University of AucklandBachelor of Commerce · Information Systems and Operations ManagementMar 1998 — May 2002
- The University of AucklandBachelor of Commerce with Honours (1st Class) · Information SystemsMar 2002 — May 2003
- Wellington College· Secondary/High School Education1993 — 1997
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Persian · Native or bilingual