Samir Chopra, Founder & CEO, RNS Technology Service
As a dynamic industry that envisages new threats and vulnerabilities almost every day, cybersecurity has emerged as a lucrative platform offering a plethora of challenges and promising career opportunities to those who want a bit more than the monotonous 9-5 jobs. Starting his journey as an engineer, Samir has been in the cyber security domain for more than two decades which not only exposed him to tons of roles like Security Analyst, Auditor, Security Engineer, Systems Engineer and PreSales Manager but also guided him to achieve his business goals. Gradually diversifying his subject matter expertise to know about the facets of encryptions, access control, and much more which further fueled his inquisitiveness about the nuances of security track, Samir founded the RNS Technology Services a leading cybersecurity venture and one of the most reputed brands in the Middle East. Growing massively and exponentially since its inception in 2016, RNS is ruling the markets of the UAE, Qatar, Saudi, Singapore, Malaysia & India under the strategic guidance of Samir.
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Top 10 CEOs in Dubai - 2021
Dubai is ranked among the world's top cities for entrepreneurs moving to start business. Dubai ranks ninth among the top cities to start export import business, 22nd in the tech category and 44th in the case of opening restaurants. UAE offers an incredible climate for star ting business with no corporate taxation, no personal income taxation, no Value Added Tax, no social security charges, free trade with low import duties across the board, free immigration for anyone willing to work, a stable currency, no currency controls and limited government intervention in the economy. Dubai serves as a link to a market of over two billion people in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It is the main trading hub of middleeast with state of the art infrastructure.
Fur ther, the UAE is widely promoting SMEs in the country. UAE government has launched a set of new economic initiatives to bolster the growth of SMEs in Dubai. These initiatives are a par t of UAE's drive to become a knowledge based economy. SMEs account for 95 percent of the enterprise population in Dubai and are responsible for 43 percent of the total workforce and 40 per-cent of the total value added in the emirate.
Being in one of the top most position of an organization is not an easy task. It takes a lot of pain and hard work to be an entrepreneur or to be in leadership role of an organization. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), top most position in an organization, has the overall responsibility for creating, planning, implementing, and integrating the strategic direction of an organization. Dubai is land for many such entrepreneurs and CEOs who have reached that position through their perseverance and hard work.
In this issue of CEO Insights, we bring you a list of ‘Top 10 CEOs in Dubai - 2021' who have contributed to the economic development of the country. The list has been crafted by a team of CEOs, VCs and the CEO Insights editorial board, thus delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of a powerful nation.
Our subscribers play a decisive role in finalization of our annual list of "Top 10 CEOs in Dubai - 2021" by nominating those which have served them with excellence and are praiseworthy. If you feel there is a company that deserves to be on our annual list, do write to us about them mentioning their value proposition.
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Amit Kumar Mishra,Director & CEO | Woodlands Energy Services | Has strong technical and commercial understanding of the upstream sector in the Middle East and Asia established through multiple roles in business development and new ventures |
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Arvind Krishnan, Founder & CEO | Your Thinking Hats | Boasts of a 17+ years long career during which he has worked with companies such as Tata AIA Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential, Union Insurance and Friends Provident International |
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Bhupen D,Global CEO | Advanta Seeds | Holding a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Agriculture, he is well known for his industry expertise and is an active member of many professional affiliations |
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Bob Parker,CEO | Holborn Assets | Boasts of a distinguished career in the Financial Services vertical spanning over three decades |
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Cristian Vlasceanu,CEO | Centroid Solutions | A leader and one of the pioneers of the fintech domain, Cristian has given a fair share of his career to developing the FinTech industry and is currently leading his firm Centroid Solutions to a wider horizon |
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George Hojeige,CEO | Virtugroup | Having joined Virtugroup in 2018, he currently heads the free zone, mainland, citizenship and operations divisions of the firm |
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Kunal Seth,Group CEO | WOW SOLAR GROUP | Holding an MBA fom the University of Warwick, Kunal, in his 24-year long career, has handled key responsibilities across an array of companies such as AXA, Intelenet Global Services, IBM, TIM Infratech, and BENEFIT Wellness, to name a few |
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Marco Oleotto, CEO | Clean Swift | With exceptional planning, leadership and management abilities, he has over 20 years of experience in textile & manufacturing, industrial laundry, facilities activities and other B2B/B2C businesses |
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Prashant Pawar,CEO | Ports Shipping | Specializes in Business Mapping Processes, Demand Planning, KPI Analysis, ERP Implementations, Procurement & Distribution Planning, Vendor Development, Supply Chain & Logistics Forecasting and more areas |
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Samir Chopra, Founder & CEO | RNS Technology Services | Engaged in identifying new threats and finding new ways to keep businesses fully secured as a technology advisor to the customers |
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