The prestigious Catalyst Awards 2017 organized by Enterprise Channels MEA and brought to you by Global Enterprise Connect at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai on March 14, 2017, in its third addition brought to the stage some leading stalwarts who have been empowering the brand recognition of their organization with their unwavering commitment and passion towards. Maintaining its legacy, the awards recognized CIOs, government leaders, marketing and sales veterans and emerging performers for their outstanding roles as the face of the companies they represent. This year, once again, EC MEA recognized the force that creates the Catalyst of our Industry.
The Catalyst CIO 2017 Awards recognized path breaking CIOs from the Middle East and Africa region who have mastered the art of innovation and emerged as true business enablers of modern organizations.
The CIO Catalyst Winners for 2017 are:
| Dr. Hani AlZaid – National Center for Cybersecurity | IT Man of the Year – KSA |
| Abdullah Al Barwani- ITA Oman | IT Man of the Year – Oman |
| Kumar Prasoon- Al Safeer Group | CIO in Retail |
| Saket Wagh- WJ Towell | CIO in Retail |
| Hussain AlKhalsan – Commercial Bank of Dubai | CIO in Banking & Finance |
| Nitin Bhargava – Mashreq | CIO in Banking & Finance |
| Sanjay Khanna – RAKBANK | CIO in Banking & Finance |
| Faizal Eledath- NBO- Oman | CIO in Banking & Finance |
| Gopi Krishnan – Al Hilal Bank | CIO in Banking & Finance |
| Ahmed Ebrahim AlAhmad – Nakheel PJSC (Residential & Commercial) | CIO in Real Estate & Construction |
| Aliasgar Bohari – Zulekha Hospitals LLC | CIO in Healthcare |
| Sebastian Samuel – AW Rostamani Group | CIO in Automotive |
| Abdulaziz Al-Duaij – Kuwait National Petroleum Company | CIO in Oil & Gas |
| Mubarik Hussain- EPIC | CIO in Oil & Gas |
| Alaedin Al Badawna- ADMA OPCO | CIO in Oil & Gas |
| Mohammed Jameeluddin- General Civil Aviation authority | CIO in Aviation |
| Firoj Rauta- Skyline University | CIO in Education |
| Ibrahim Yousif ali Nasser- Dubai municipality (Planning & Public Welfare) | Govt. CIO |
| Reem Al Shihhe – DRA | Catalyst Government |
| Farid Farouq, DWTC | CIO in Events & Conventions |
| Yousif Al Shaiba- Ajman Municipality | IT Man of the Year UAE |
| Hamad Suwaid- Nakilat | IT Man of the Year, Qatar |
| Gassan Jumblat- Al Mawarid Finance | CIO_ Banking and Finance |
| Venkatesh Mahadevan- Dubai Investments | CIO_Real Estate and Construction |
| Mohammed Imaduddin- Al Fara’a Group | CIO_Real Estate and Construction |
| Chandra Shekhar Jajware- Khimji Ramdas | CIO_Real Estate and Construction |
| Ajay Rathi- Meeras Holding | CIO_Healthcare |
| Shumon Zaman- Lamprell Energy | CIO_Oil and Gas |
| Salah Ghaith- BAPCO | CIO_Oil and Gas |
| Mohammed Alathel, King Abdul Aziz | CIO_Education |
| Ra’ed Awdeh- HBMSU | CIO_Education |
| Hussam Juma- Dubai Customs | CIO_Government |
| Richard Wingfield- Majid Al Futtaim | CIO_Retail |
| Mario Foster- Al Naboodah | CIO_Real Estate & Construction |
| Ashith- Al Masah Capital Management | CIO_Banking & Finance |
| Dr. Jassim Haji- Gulf Air | CIO in Aviation |
The Catalyst Channel Winners for 2017 are:
| Manisha G – Finesse | Corporate Communications |
| Mallika Sharma – Exclusive Networks | Marketing Transformation Enabler |
| Manju Mathew – StorIT Distribution | Enterprise Marketing – Storage |
| Savitha Bhaskar – Condo Protego | Enterprise Marketing – Networking |
| Sonali Basu Roy – Bulwark Technologies | Emerging Marketer |
| Bharati Suresh – Emitac Enterprise Solutions | Strategic Marketer |
| Aneel Fazwani – Finesse | Pre-Sales |
| Ranjith Kaippada – StorIT Distribution | Enterprise Sales |
| Manish Shivhare – Intertec Systems | Integrated Marketer |
| Rohan Daniel Nair – ISYX Technologies | Enterprise Marketing – Infrastructure |
| Widad Abdalhadi – GBM | Innovative Marketer |
| Olesya Pavlova – Arrow | Visionary Marketer |
| Rania Al Khatib – Mindware | Marketer of the Year |
The Catalyst Vendor Winners for 2017 are:
| Jitendra Bulani – Sophos | Branding |
| Ankush Mehra – Sage Software Middle East | Corporate Communications |
| Hassan Hamadani – Pure Storage | Visionary Marketer |
| Manal Abi Rafeh – Fortinet | Enterprise Marketing – Security |
| Manish Bhardwaj – HPE Aruba | Enterprise Marketing – Mobility |
| Radwa Hassan – Hitachi Data Systems | Enterprise Marketing – Storage |
| Heba Darraj – VMware | Enterprise Marketing – Infrastructure |
| Ignatius Avinash Emanuel – Rittal | Emerging Marketer |
| Basak Yolgecti – Veeam | Strategic Marketer |
| JB Navarro – Infoblox | Innovative Marketer |
| Shahnawaz Sheikh – SonicWall | Sales – Emerging Market |
| Mellita Rodriguez – OMA Emirates | Enterprise Marketing – Emerging Market |
| Gregg Petersen – Veeam | Visionary Leader – Enterprise Back up |
| Amar Mehta – Sophos | Enterprise Sales |
| Haidi Nossair- Dell EMC | Marketer of the year |
| Mirza Asrar Baig- CTM 360 | Visionary CEO of the Year |
