WBS EMBA Talent Profiles 2021

Qaiser Ahmed linkedin.com/in/qaiser

■ Career history: Head of IT - CITO group, GÉANT Association, UK IT Analyst - CDO group, GÉANT Ltd, UK Systems Analyst, Norton Rose Fulbright, UK

■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Master’s degree, Computer Science, Iqra University, Pakistan

■ Nationality: British Pakistani

■ Languages:

English (native) Urdu (native)

■ Career achievements: Led IT strategy and governance in GÉANT Association while working with 23 National Research and Educational Networks (NRENS) across Europe, saving circa £1.2 million for back office and £2.6 million for community services to be provided across teams in Europe. Designed and integrated IT systems between two major banks in Nigeria, from deployment to operational handover. The merger took four months, which was within the agreed project timelines. Re-designed data centres for a bank in Pakistan and introduced virtualisation, saving the bank approximately US$1.4 million with ROI in the second year.

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