
Shafik Khashouf
Chief Technology Officer
The move
MoveSAS → ZainTECH
TitleSenior Vice President Practices & PSD EMEA & AP → Chief Technology Officer
LocationEMEA & Asia Pacific → Dubai
Cross-border moveYes · Emea & Asia Pacific → United Arab Emirates
Total experience21.7 years
ZainTECH headcount501-1,000 employees
ZainTECH industryIT Services and IT Consulting
ZainTECH HQDubai Internet City, Building 11 Office 212, Dubai
ZainTECH typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Chief Technology OfficerJun 2025 — Present
ZainTECH· Full-time - Senior Vice President Practices & PSD EMEA & APJan 2022 — Oct 2024
SAS· EMEA & Asia Pacific· Full-time - Vice President Practices & PSD EMEAJan 2020 — Feb 2022
SAS· EMEA· Full-time - VP Professional Services2017 — Feb 2022
SAS· EMEA South - Senior Director2013 — 2016
SAS· Middle East and Africa - Director2008 — 2012
SAS· Middle East - Manager Management Consulting2007 — 2008
Booz Allen Hamilton· Middle East - Professional Services Manager2005 — 2007
Microsoft· Eastern Mediterranean - Engagement Manager2003 — 2005
Microsoft· Eastern Mediterranean - Senior Consultant2002 — 2003
Microsoft· Full-time
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessExecutive Education · Design ThinkingPresent
- The Wharton SchoolExecutive Education · Global CxO ProgramJun 2025
- Columbia Business SchoolExecutive Education · Corporate Governance2024
- American University of Beirut (AUB)Bachelor's of Engineering · Computer and Communication EngineeringPresent
- Indiana University BloomingtonMBA · Business AdministrationPresent
- University of LiverpoolMasters · Management ResearchPresent
- Columbia EngineeringPost Graduate Dipolma · Machine Learning and Artificial IntelligencePresent
- Texas McCombs School of BusinessPost Graduate Program · Data Science and Business AnalyticsPresent
Top skills
E-LearningRecord Of SuccessLeadershipData-driven Decision MakingTransformationsBusiness Case Development