Abdulaziz Al-Ghufaili

Abdulaziz Al-Ghufaili has extensive work experience in the technology field. Abdulaziz is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Bank Albilad since 2022. Before this, they worked at the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) as the Vice President of Technology from 2018 to 2022, where they set strategies, established governance functions, and directed IT departments. Prior to that, they served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Mobily Infotech India Pvt Ltd in 2017.

From 2010 to 2018, Abdulaziz held multiple roles at Mobily, including Executive General Manager of IT Development and Implementation, Senior Vice President/Executive General Manager of IT Operations, Vice President of IT Operations, Director of IT Managed Services, and Executive Manager of IT PMO. Abdulaziz was responsible for various aspects of IT operations, service management, and project management.

Before their time at Mobily, they worked at GO - Etihad Atheeb Telecom in 2009 as a Senior Manager of Customer Technical Support, where they built and managed new departments. Abdulaziz also worked at Mobily from 2006 to 2009, holding positions such as Manager of Applications Operation and Administration, Ag. Senior Manager of MIT IT Operations, Manager of Service Support, BSS Operation Manager, and Billing Project Manager.

At Saudi Telecom Company, Abdulaziz worked as an Information Security Specialist/Project Manager from 2004 to 2005, managing projects related to revenue assurance, fraud management, and VOIP detection. Abdulaziz also served as a System Analyst, handling projects such as the RTTS system and NMS overlay from 2002 to 2004.

Overall, Abdulaziz Al-Ghufaili has a wealth of experience in various technology roles, demonstrating their expertise in IT strategy, operations, project management, and leadership.

Abdulaziz Al-Ghufaili holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the American University, which they obtained from 2000 to 2002. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Information Systems from the same institution, from 1995 to 2000.

In addition to their academic degrees, Abdulaziz Al-Ghufaili has obtained various certifications throughout their career. These certifications include the Certified Blockchain Expert V2 from the Blockchain Council, the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from IASSC, the Telecom Mini MBA from Informa, COBIT 5 from APMG-International, PMOC from ALLPMO Network Inc, TOGAF 9.1 Certified Practitioner from The Open Group, Certified Business Development Manager from TM Forum, SID L2 Certified from TM Forum, NGOSS L2 Certified from TM Forum, eTOM / Business Process Frame Worx L3 from TM Forum, and ITIL V2 Foundation Certified from ITIL. The specific months of attainment are not provided.