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Shams Noor Alam

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IT Director at Ghassan Aboud Holding who reduced security incidents by 35% and cut recovery time to under four hours.

United Arab Emirates
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At Ghassan Aboud Holding, I led technology operations and governance across 80+ sites, managing 47+ IT professionals and reporting to the Chief Digital Officer. I introduced structured escalation and recovery processes that cut recovery time to under four hours, and strengthened cybersecurity governance in an ISO 27001-aligned framework, reducing security incidents by 35%.

At HCL Technologies, I managed service delivery for banking and energy clients, leading teams of 200+ across 200+ sites. I developed business continuity and disaster recovery frameworks that brought recovery time below two hours, maintained 99.99% uptime SLA compliance, and delivered a 20% cost reduction.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

GH

Director of Technology Operations & Governance

Ghassan Aboud Holding

Jan 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year 3 months)

Lead enterprise IT strategy, operations, and governance for a multi-billion-dollar international group, reporting to the Chief Digital Officer. Manage 47+ IT professionals across 80+ sites spanning retail, automotive, healthcare, hospitality, and logistics with full P&L accountability.

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Lead Product Manager — IT Strategy & Digital Transformation

Tietoevry Fintech

Mar 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year 5 months)

Led IT strategy, digital transformation advisory, and operational governance for Nordic enterprise market platforms. Managed cross-functional teams of 50-150, overseeing vendor performance and driving service delivery excellence.

HCL Technologies logoHT

Associate General Manager — Technology Operations & Service Delivery

Oct 2014 - Feb 2023 (8 years 4 months)

Managed enterprise IT service delivery operations and SLA governance for major Nordic banking and energy clients. Led delivery teams of 200+, overseeing multimillion-dollar IT portfolios across 200+ sites.

Wipro Technologies logoWT

IT Operations Manager

Jan 2008 - Jan 2009 (1 year)

Managed IT operations for Wipro Technologies in India.

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Service Line Manager

Jan 2005 - Jan 2008 (3 years)

Managed service line operations at ITC Infotech in India.

HCL Technologies logoHT

IT Team Leader

Jan 2004 - Jan 2005 (1 year)

Led IT team at HCL Technologies in Malaysia.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Shobhit University logoSU

Shobhit University

MBA, IT Operations

Pursued an MBA in IT Operations at Shobhit University, India.

VMRF University logoVU

VMRF University

Bachelor of Computer Applications, Computer Applications

Earned a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) from VMRF University, India.

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