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Ramez Dandan

Ramez Dandan

Regional Technology Officer (CTO), Microsoft Gulf

Ramez Dandan leads Microsoft’s Digital Transformation enablement efforts with key customers in the Gulf by helping them translate and bridge how cloud technology, policy and business model opportunities can empower every person and every organisation in the region to achieve more. With more then 28 years of experience in IT, telecoms and biotech across MEA, prior to his current role, Mr Dandan led Microsoft’s regional Open Source Software initiative and prior to that served as Microsoft Kuwait’s General Manager.

Before joining Microsoft, Mr Dandan was the MEA Marketing Director at LifeScan (Johnson & Johnson) and before that had worked with Ericsson in Saudi Arabia and with Sun Microsystems ME.

Mr Dandan holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, USA.

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