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On the lighter side of things, we ask the
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Mohamed Helmy,
MD for SAP Kuwait
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement?
My most memorable achievement was
while at SAP, my entire team was named
in the global SAP Winner’s Circle, which
recognises the top-performing sales and
solutions teams from around the world.
Our team of 10 people over-achieved our
goals. Being part of the Winner’s Circle
was an incredible opportunity to share best
practices with SAP teams from across SAP’s
globe-spanning geography.
What first made you think of a
career in technology?
I’ve been interested in technology from a
young age, when my parents bought me
a Commodore 64 home computer in the
early 1980s. By designing early programs,
I found it amazing what could be created
with technology.
After studying at university, I realised that
I liked the business field and being with
people the most.
So, I’ve used technology as a vehicle to
serve different communities and support
our customers and partners to leverage
technology to transform the economy,
society and environment.
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What style of management
philosophy do you employ with your
current position?
My management style is to encourage a
culture of learning. Over the past 30 years,
I have realised that I’ve learned something
new every day – and often the things that one
least expects. It’s important for organisations
to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion,
and include people of different backgrounds.
Innovation and development are part of
SAP’s DNA. At SAP, we provide a range of
professional development programmes that
are cascaded to develop talent, especially
young talent and millennials in Kuwait.
What do you think is the current hot
technology talking point?
Cloud is the dominating technology
subject in Kuwait and the Middle East. Big
Data and analytics is also seeing strong
demand – especially as organisations are
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