Jeff Meyer
IT Business Partner for Transmission and Distribution at TAQA Group
The move
MoveDubai Airports → TAQA Group
TitleHead of Governance, Business Technology → IT Business Partner for Transmission and Distribution
LocationDubai → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE16.2
Total experience33.9 years
TAQA Group headcount5,001-10,000 employees
TAQA Group industryOil and Gas
TAQA Group HQDhahran
TAQA Group founded2003
TAQA Group typePrivately Held
Career arc
- IT Business Partner for Transmission and DistributionSep 2020 — Present
TAQA Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Head of Governance, Business TechnologyOct 2016 — Aug 2020
Dubai Airports· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Subject Matter Expert, Technology and Operational Strategy development to Ministry of Interior, UAEApr 2016 — Sep 2016
PA Consulting Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Head IT Quality and Process ImprovementJan 2012 — Mar 2015
Etihad Airways· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Head of IT DR & BCPJan 2011 — Dec 2011Etihad Airways· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Head Project Planning and ImplementationMar 2009 — May 2011Etihad Airways· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- CTOJan 2005 — Feb 2009
The Optima Corporation· Auckland, New Zealand
- CEOJan 1998 — Dec 2004OOptimal Decision Technologies· Auckland, New Zealand
- Aviation Optimisation Expert1993 — 2004
Air New Zealand· Auckland, New Zealand
- Head Flight Operations Systems and Pilot Administration1991 — 1993
Education
- London Business SchoolMasters of Business Administration (MBA)2011 — 2013
- University of AucklandBachelor of Engineering, Hons · Theoretical and Applied Mechanics1981 — 1984
Top skills
Business StrategyStart-upsAnalysisProgram ManagementStrategyBusiness Analysis
About
I am an experienced and versatile Executive, driving business outcomes through the innovative use of Technology, managing change and assuring operational performance, across different industry sectors. I have a proven track record of successful delivering tangible business benefits through programmes and projects, and a deep technical understanding which underpins robust technology analysis and decisions. I lead through building productive relationships with all stakeholders to achieve business objectives. I have a special interest in optimising business through the innovative use of optimisation-based decision support systems and the use of big data to deliver competitive business advantage.