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Experienced interim CIO / CTO / IT Director who is an Oxford Alumni with over 20 years experience supporting customer-centric technology-enabled transformation across multiple industry sectors working with SME, Blue Chip and Digital businesses. Built a reputation for parachuting into organisations and quickly establishing an understanding of business strategy and organisational priorities. Builds high-performance teams, directs multi-vendor suppliers and solutions and serves as a Trusted Advisor to CxO stakeholders. Worked across the UK, in the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Salim has 20 years of business and IT experience and a successful track record of proposing , managing and delivering strategic initiatives and transformation programmes across industry segments (Banking, Insurance, Utilities, Telecom, Transportation, Healthcare, Central and Local Government). Salim's core areas of expertise include: Client and vendor management capability, P&L, Managing on-shore, near-shore and off-shore development teams and ensuring client-satisfaction, Turned around failing projects by bringing in focus on requirements management, breaking down to first principles and re-negotiating timelines, requirements and re-evaluation of technical feasibility and partner capabilities.

Hands on expertise in business architecture/analysis, project and programme management of development projects in fast-paced, high-tech environments requiring skills in project estimation, Agile & Waterfall, project management (DSDM, RUP, XP, PRINCE2), scheduling, resource management and risk management.

Experienced in delivering IT Strategy and Governance solutions as well as advising on BCS. Professional member with good knowledge and experience of the SFIA skills framework.