Hafiz is a motivated achiever with over 16 years of significant, progressive experience in the Information Technology field, focusing on Quality Management, IT Strategy & Business Strategy, ICT Governance, Information Security, ISO Standards Implementation & Compliance, IT Service Management, Risk Management, Business Continuity, ICT Assurance, IT Internal Audits, IT Security Audits, Software Project Management, Performance Management, and Process Improvement. Hafiz is a Certified Data Protection Officer and carries the following prestigious credentials to his credit, to name a few: GDPR, CDPSE, CGEIT, ISACA COBIT 5 Certified Assessor, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor / Lead Implementer, ISO 22301 BCM Lead Auditor / Lead Implementer, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ISO 20000 Lead Auditor / Lead Implementer, ISO 27005 Lead Risk Manager, ISO 27701 Lead Auditor / Lead Implementer, ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager, ISO 38500 Lead IT Corporate Governance Manager, ISO/IEC 27032 Lead Cybersecurity Manager, Lead Cloud Security Manager, Cloud Technology Associate, Cybersecurity Audit & Fundamentals & Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB). He has also been awarded ISACA COBIT Certified Assessor by ISACA; only the 92nd worldwide and 6th in UAE. Hafiz has also won the ‘Middle East Security Awards 2017 (MESA CISO 100)’ award in the category of “Rising Stars in Security and Risk” and the ‘Security Advisor Middle East Awards 2016’ in the category of “Personal Contribution to IT Security”. Hafiz is also awarded the CISO of the Middle East Award in 2021, and 2022.

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