CIO of the year: Trevor Moore Trevor Moore was hired to be the first CIO of Qatar University in 2012. He took over the reins during a time of massive growth for the university from 7000 students and 2000 staff to 18,000 students with 3500 staff now. When Moore joined the university, the IT department needed to deliver a complete transformation of IT infrastructure and governance to meet the expectations of the University customers. In the last three years, Moore has been responsible for delivering over 150 projects, all focused on enhancing user experience. Within this time span, Moore was also responsible for upgrading QU’s key applications, implementing around 60 projects on the applications front. Some of the projects spearheaded by Moore were relatively new for the region, including SDN, hyper-converged infrastructure and an EBS upgrade. With the successful implementation of these projects, Moore has transformed the IT organisation from a passive department to a proactive trusted partner of the business. 58
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Finalists: Ahmed Ebrahim Al Ahmad, Nakheel Ajay Rathi, Meraas Holding Akshaya Gaur, Mashreq Bank Alaeddin Al Badawna, ADMA-OPCO Alok Srivastava, Deyaar Development Andrew Murphy, First Gulf Bank Esam Hadi, Aluminium Bahrain Dr. Jassim Haji, Gulf Air Dr. Mustafa Qurban, King Fahd Military Medical Complex
Fady Sleiman, Waha Capital Jawed Akhtar, Ebrahim Kanoo Mazen Chilet, Abu Dhabi University Mohammed Abuagala, Al Jazeera Media Network Sami Al Shammari, Oryx GTL Mubarik Hussain, Petroserv Sebastian Samuel, AWRostamani Vinay Sharma, Gulftainer Thameem Rizvon, KOJ Group www.cnmeonline.com