Wael Abdel-Qader
Technology & Business Transformation Leader | Former Group CIO | Interim CIO | SVP Information Technology | Strategic Board Advisor | Principle Business IT Consultant
The move
MoveLogica → Al Rostamani Group
TitleRegional Director, Financial Services International Line of Business (ILOB) → Group Chief Information Officer
LocationBased in Dubai (UAE) → Dubai
Cross-border moveYes · Responsible For The Middle East And Africa Region → U.A.E
Years in UAE26.4
Total experience37.9 years
Al Rostamani Group headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Al Rostamani Group industryExecutive Offices
Al Rostamani Group HQDubai, Dubai
Al Rostamani Group founded1957
Al Rostamani Group typePrivately Held
Career arc
- PresidentFeb 2023 — Present
WAQ Business IT Consulting· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Self-employed
- Group Chief Information OfficerJun 2018 — Jan 2023
Al Rostamani Group· Dubai, U.A.E· Full-time - Managing ConsultantFeb 2015 — May 2018Al Rostamani Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Group CIO & Member of the Executive Management Committee for Al Rostamani GroupDec 2011 — Jan 2015Al Rostamani Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Group Chief Information OfficerOct 2006 — Nov 2011Al Rostamani Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Regional Director, Financial Services International Line of Business (ILOB)Sep 1999 — Oct 2006
Logica· Based in Dubai (UAE), Responsible for the Middle East and Africa Region· Full-time - Program Manager & Team LeaderJan 1993 — Aug 1999
Arab Bank PLC· Amman, Jordan with Worldwide responsibility· Full-time
- EDP Head (IT Manager)Jan 1988 — Jan 1993
Arab Bank (Athens, Greece)· Athens, Greece
Education
- Case Western Reserve UniversityBS · Computer Engineering1981 — 1985
- University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton SchoolAdvanced Management Program, Business Administration2016 — 2016
- Case Western Reserve UniversityMS · Computer Science1985 — 1987