VISHAL KAPIL

Group CIO & CTO - Mair Group

24.2 yrs experienceRetail

Oct 2024Added yesterday

The move

MoveGMG → MAIR Group

TitleGroup Chief Information Officer → Group CIO & CTO

LocationDubai → Abu Dhabi

Career arcRecent arrival

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Years in UAE3.0

Total experience24.2 years

MAIR Group headcount5,001-10,000 employees

MAIR Group industryInvestment Management

MAIR Group founded1977

MAIR Group typePrivately Held

Career arc

Group CIO & CTOOct 2024 — Present
MAIR Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Group Chief Information OfficerApr 2023 — Sep 2024
GMG· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
CTO Marks & Spencer IndiaJul 2019 — Mar 2023
MMarks and Spencer Reliance India Ltd.· Gurgaon, India· Full-time
IT Director (Regional CIO)- adidas & reebok India & Emerging MarketsFeb 2016 — Jul 2019
adidas· Gurgaon, India
Tech Delivery Unit Head-(eCommerce, Digital Ops)May 2011 — Jan 2016
Accenture· Gurgaon, India and Middle East
Sr. Manager - ConsultingFeb 2009 — Apr 2011
Siemens· Gurgaon, India
Lead Consultant - Telecom & Media verticalMay 2007 — Feb 2009
Wipro
Manager (South India Region)2006 — 2007
BBC Worldwide
Revenue Management for STAR India a 21st Century Fox subsidiary2003 — 2006
21st Century Fox
Response Div.Jul 2001 — Sep 2003
The Times of India

Education

DAV College, Chandigarh
BS · Physics, Mathematics1994 — 1997
Center for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Panjab University Chandigarh
Masters In Mathematics · Abstract Algebra, Number Theory, Statistics1997 — 1999
Model School; Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh
Present
Panjab University
MBA · Marketing & Mgmt Control systems1999 — 2001

Top skills

MarketingDigital MarketingStrategyCIOIT LeadershipBusiness Transformation

About

Technology leader with experience across consumer goods, real estate, manufacturing, transportation and retail, driving growth in DTC, marketplaces and B2B. I'm part of Group Executive Leadership Team with mandate to drive & transform the Enterprise and consumer centric technology function, make company operations stable with core systems, digital & data driven, inline with the group company strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions targets. Large part of my job has always been to drive the business transformation, running the stable core IT and unlocking of business value using all the tech levers at hand, building teams with outstanding domain knowledge and focusing on outcomes. Experienced in Technology leadership, Change management, Offshore Tech GCC, Digital Products & Enterprise tech

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