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Cyber security – getting it right in the boardroom
Written by Metin Mitchell
Rumi Contractor is President & COO @ Quinnox Inc., a technology-driven services organization for businesses. Here Metin Mitchell interviews the former CIO and Group General Manager for HSBC on the security risks facing corporates and how boards, in particular, should respond. Metin Mitchell (MM): What are the cyber security threats…
What talent is needed for the next ten years?
Written by Metin Mitchell
We have had a busy year helping our clients identify the talent that will be needed to ensure countries and businesses achieve their ambitions in the next decade. What will be different? What will be the challenges? And what are the opportunities for individuals? In this newsletter we share the…
Inspiring Saudi women into leadership roles
Written by Dr Taghreed Al-Saraj
We have recently launched our report, Roads to the Top for Saudi Women, based on interviews with extraordinary Saudi females. Here Dr Taghreed Al-Saraj has allowed us to share her fuller interview. A best-selling author, international educational consultant, women leadership coach and international public speaker, her most recent role is…
Could chief financial officers (CFOs) become redundant? That was the question I posed at the CFO Strategies Forum in Dubai last week. And the answer? Well, no-one believes CFOs will be redundant – not yet. But everyone recognises the impact of artificial intelligence on the accounting function and the need…
I am delighted to be speaking at the CFO Strategies Forum in Dubai, on 15/16 November along with 150 invited CEOs, CFOs (chief financial officers) and C-suite executives. With me to create a lively debate will be an august panel of Dr Bernd van Linder, CEO, Commercial Bank of Dubai;…
Creating a male support network for Saudi women
Written by Metin Mitchell
How important are men to the success of women in Saudi? When I interviewed a number of leading women for our report, Roads to the top for Saudi Women, they all talked in different ways about how their male family members had played an important role in their successes. Saudi…
How employers can support Saudi women into senior roles
Written by Metin Mitchell
Saudi Vision 2030 commits the Kingdom to increase the number of women in the workforce to 30 per cent. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is clear on his goals, saying, “My first objective is for our country to be a pioneering and…
Improving working life for Saudi women makes economic sense
Written by Metin Mitchell
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals aim to increase the number of women in the workforce to 30 per cent. All areas of government have been tasked with delivering the strategy, and plans include many ambitious projects such as the scheme to turn a number of Saudi islands into a luxury…
Women driving, a street party in Riyadh’s main drag Tahlia Street, new forms of taxation and a relentless push towards modernisation and diversification of the economy are leaving external observers of Saudi Arabia as breathless as those trying to make sense of President Trump’s daily flurry of tweets. The…
Three successful workplace strategies for Saudi women
Written by Metin Mitchell
In her book Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg talks about how women are often held back in the workplace. Ms Sandberg’s words come from her experience in the USA, but they are just as applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As the Kingdom works to boost the number of women…
Leading Saudi women – pioneering Dr Amal Fatani shares her career and insights
Written by Dr Amal Fatani
Over recent months I have been honoured to interview leading Saudi women for our report, Roads to the Top for Saudi Women. There were so many insights from these inspirational women, I am delighted that Dr Amal Fatani has allowed us to share wider views from her interview than we…
Metin Mitchell interview with Dubai Eye on Roads to the Top for Saudi Women Metin Mitchell was interviewed by Dubai Eye radio last month, about the role of women for the future of the Gulf region. It was based on Metin Mitchell & Co’s report ‘Roads to the top for…
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