Board & Leadership Team

A Convergence Of Visionaries & Innovative Minds

The present and future steps of Raqmiyat are guided by an assemblage of brilliant minds. Our leaders are some of the most eminent and respected industry figureheads in the region, and together, they help the team chart milestones, deliver beyond expectations, and bring tangible business value into every engagement.

Our Chairman And Managing Director

Mr. Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair

Chairman

Eminent Emirati businessman and founder of some of leading corporate houses in U.A.E. In addition to being the Group Chairman, Mr. Al Ghurair is also the Chairman of Saif Al Ghurair Group. And ex-President of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is a board member and shareholder of large Banks and firms. Mr. Abdulrahman always insists on latest technology to support his businesses.

Mr. Saeed Mohammad Al Ghurair

Managing Director

Mr. Saeed Mohammad Al Ghurair is the Managing Director of Raqmiyat. He oversees the strategic directions, operations, and business development of the company while pioneering large digital transformation engagements and envisioning accelerated growth for the company. Mr. Saeed, characterized as an Executive Entrepreneur and a people person with a passion to create new markets, has been instrumental in positioning Raqmiyat as one of the leading Systems Integrators in the Middle East IT arena.

Mr. Saeed is also the Managing Director of Trigon LLC, a part of the Al Ghurair Group, and the Vice Chairman of the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry & Commerce (AHK). Under his leadership, Raqmiyat has won numerous awards & recognition from leading media houses and forums such as Top Reseller Company, Best Digital Solutions Provider of the Year, Enterprise Reseller of the Year, Enterprise Mobility Vendor of The Year, Best Automation Solutions Provider, to name a few.

Mr. Saeed is recognized as the “Outstanding Leader” in the new era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Tahawultech.com. Saeed holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany.

Our Leadership Team

Bahaa Indary

General Manager

Bahaa, a dynamic professional and comes with 17 years of experience in sales & business. He has held various managerial positions and gained extensive knowledge in sales, operations, strategy, business transformation, and leadership. This experience combined with his deep industry knowledge positions him perfectly to strengthen Raqmiyat’s commitment to the UAE & KSA to drive its digital transformation ambitions and empower governments, organizations, and individuals to achieve more.

Israr Ashfaque

Vice President – Smart
Business Solutions

A seasoned IT practitioner with 15 years of IT consulting experience, Israr comes from a very diversified IT & Business Consulting background, with rich experiences in Enterprise Business Applications, Digital Transformation, Cloud Migrations, and Consulting. He has been helping Raqmiyat’s enterprise customers in driving the initiatives of Digital and Business Transformation across the EMEA region. He joined Raqmiyat in 2012 and is now Leading the complete portfolio of Smart Business Solutions spread across Digital Transformation, Enterprise Business Applications, and Analytics.

Abhijeet Sanyal

Vice President - Technology
Staffing Solutions

Abhijeet comes with a rich experience of 16 years in the IT Staffing industry. Joined Raqmiyat in 2015, Abhijeet is responsible for spearheading the Technical Staffing business unit of Raqmiyat to the next level and growing additional business lines namely IT Managed Services and Microsoft Services under the portfolio of TSS. In his previous assignments prior to joining Raqmiyat, Abhijeet has held various leadership roles in India within the technology staffing industry. Managing customer expectations and team aspirations are his forte having led large teams and handled high-value customers. He is now focused on spreading the business to different geographies within the region having the core base in UAE and KSA. Abhijeet is supported by an experienced team of Managers and collectively aspire to be the best in the business within the region.

Linus Gonsalves

Assistant Vice President – Banking & Financial Services

Linus, with over 28 years of experience in the banking industry with extensive knowledge and experience in project delivery and program management. He manages the BFS business and overall project delivery in Raqmiyat. He has successfully implemented all the Payment applications for banks in UAE. Before Raqmiyat, he worked in multinationals IT companies in India and executed & delivered major projects for international banks.

Danish Siddiqui

Assistant Vice President – Digital Banking

Danish Siddiqui comes from a diverse technology background from Digital Banking, Payments, Cloud, Blockchain, and Open API to Customer Experience, Enterprise Process Management, Hyper Automation Solutions, and other Nascent technologies. With 15 years of experience in expanding businesses across the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America through direct sales and establishing a service and sales partner network. He also has experience in growing Fintech Startups in establishing product growth and new market strategies.

Bridging the gap between business and product teams has been his core strength. With his deep understanding of the BFSI Industry and techno-sales function, Danish will lead the Digital Banking Division to establish Raqmiyat’s next generation of product offerings across UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Ritesh Bakliwal

Vice President –
Projects

A seasoned IT professional with 20 years of industry exposure with extensive Project and program management experience. Ritesh joined Raqmiyat in 2015 and is responsible for the timely and quality execution of projects being handled by the company. Prior to joining Raqmiyat, Ritesh has managed several large size projects and programs across the globe for large institutions primarily in banking and financial services sector (BFSI). He has been instrumental in the success of various large size projects due to his extensive project and customer management skills. He is now focused on setting up a framework for Projects and Programs from initiation till closure with efficient methodologies, documentation, and tools to efficiently track and manage projects and programs throughout the organization.