Shakil Patel

Shakil Patel is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in digital transformation and technology leadership, currently serving as Group Digitalization Director and Group Information Technology Manager at Zahrawi Group since April 2009. In this role, Shakil manages the complete IT team and oversees major IT and ERP projects, including the Netsuite Cloud ERP implementation, ensuring adherence to project timelines and budgets. Previous positions include Head of IT, responsible for IT projects across subsidiaries in the GCC region, and Group IT Manager at Al Metrek Medical Company. Shakil's career also includes roles as ERP Database Administrator and Implementor at Icon Technologies Projects and Services and Ajyal Systems Group, where responsibilities encompassed solution architecture and comprehensive ERP implementations. Shakil holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer from Lokmany Tilak College of Engineering and has a solid foundational education in science.