Nizar al Shomariah

Nizar Al Shomariah possesses extensive experience in IT governance and quality assurance, currently serving as the Head of IT Governance & Quality Assurance at Arab Bank since July 2008, where strategic leadership and governance oversight have been established across 12+ international countries. Nizar designed and led the bank's global IT governance framework, standardizing policies and controls across regions. Prior roles include Senior Manager of Quality Control & Assurance at Arab Bank, SIT & Release Manager, and System Integration Test Manager at Bank Albilad, as well as Core Banking QA Consultant & Test Manager at Riyad Bank. Nizar’s career began as a Business Analyst at Future Applied Computer Technology and included project management and programming roles at United Programmers and GCE Soft. Nizar holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science & Information Systems from Mu'tah University.