The CIO Leadership Awards celebrates the thought-leaders, who embrace opportunity wholeheartedly, and constantly strive for new innovative practices designed to pioneer change.

The CIO Leadership Awards celebrates the thought-leaders, who embrace opportunity wholeheartedly, and constantly strive for new innovative practices designed to pioneer change.
Arnab Majumder, Country Manager- KSA, Seagate, pointed to their extensive knowledge and experience of the Saudi market as key indicators they can expand as the country undergoes seismic digital transformation.
Ahmad Halabi, Managing Director at Resecurity, explains to CNME Editor Mark Forker, how their customer-centric approach differentiates them from their market rivals.
Tim Pfaelzer, General Manager, and Senior Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Veeam, discussed their $15bn market valuation in December, how it gives them even greater credibility – and how they are uniquely positioned to capitalise on the opportunities emerging in the KSA market.
Nuna Becic, Global Business Leader in Strategic Alliances & Marketing at Logitech, spoke about the power of partnerships, and the need for enterprises to be adaptable and agile, during an interview with CNME Editor Mark Forker on Day 3 of LEAP 2025.
CNME Editor Mark Forker sat down with Cathy Mauzaize, President of EMEA at ServiceNow, to discuss Agentic AI, how their platform enables business transformation at scale – and why the company is uniquely positioned to capitalise on the opportunities in the KSA.
CNME Editor Mark Forker secured an exclusive interview with Holly Zhou, Group Product Marketing Lead for Team Workspace Solutions at Logitech, on Day 3 of LEAP, to find out how their broad portfolio of products is enabling workplace transformation across Saudi Arabia.
Rawad Ayash, President – Saudi Arabia at Redington, told CNME Editor Mark Forker, that despite the company’s longevity and success in the KSA, it now wants to go deeper and expand its footprint – and highlighted how SMEs represent a ‘golden opportunity’ for the value-added distributor.
Mario M. Veljovic, General Manager of VAD Technologies, spoke to CNME Editor Mark Forker at LEAP 2025, and outlined how his company is laser-focused on expanding its partnership ecosystem across the KSA, his excitement at the momentum building across the country – and the need for organisations to establish robust AI use-cases.
CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Valiyaparambil Manu, Director at Avientek, to learn more about their plans for growth across the KSA, the importance of partnerships – and why their customer experience centre differentiates them from their competitors.
These awards serve as a platform to recognize and applaud companies and individuals that have demonstrated unparalleled excellence, leadership and innovation in this vibrant field. Catch up on this exciting ceremony below.
Yousef emphasised the need for robust, sustainable infrastructure, introducing Aginode’s custom solutions like Land Sense and Land Active. As Aginode plans its 2025 strategy, Yousef highlighted a focus on expanding telecom infrastructure in key markets such as UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Africa, with a particular interest in growing demands in Kenya and Egypt.
Rob McGreevy, Chief Product Officer at AVEVA, tells CNME Editor Mark Fokrer how the global leader in industrial software is leveraging Generative AI to solve some of the challenges facing the energy sector – and why AVEVA is advocating for an approach of ‘radical collaboration’ to really meet global sustainability targets.
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