Ahmed Al Balushi
Sr. VP & Head of Information Security & Business Continuity Management at Sohar International- Claim this Profile
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RS Chaubey
It’s been a real pleasure working together with Ahmed @CBO. Ahmed as a very focused Individual. He has an acumen of understanding technology and tying it to business needs of the organization. Technically he is very sound and easily approachable. Personally he is very composed and very friendly person. He has competency to map the current global Geo-political risk to IT risk and can lead for solutions. Ahmed is one of the Information Security professional with deep understanding of subject with business perspective. He has all required qualifications and knowledge for Information management, he can be asset to any organization.
RS Chaubey
It’s been a real pleasure working together with Ahmed @CBO. Ahmed as a very focused Individual. He has an acumen of understanding technology and tying it to business needs of the organization. Technically he is very sound and easily approachable. Personally he is very composed and very friendly person. He has competency to map the current global Geo-political risk to IT risk and can lead for solutions. Ahmed is one of the Information Security professional with deep understanding of subject with business perspective. He has all required qualifications and knowledge for Information management, he can be asset to any organization.
RS Chaubey
It’s been a real pleasure working together with Ahmed @CBO. Ahmed as a very focused Individual. He has an acumen of understanding technology and tying it to business needs of the organization. Technically he is very sound and easily approachable. Personally he is very composed and very friendly person. He has competency to map the current global Geo-political risk to IT risk and can lead for solutions. Ahmed is one of the Information Security professional with deep understanding of subject with business perspective. He has all required qualifications and knowledge for Information management, he can be asset to any organization.
RS Chaubey
It’s been a real pleasure working together with Ahmed @CBO. Ahmed as a very focused Individual. He has an acumen of understanding technology and tying it to business needs of the organization. Technically he is very sound and easily approachable. Personally he is very composed and very friendly person. He has competency to map the current global Geo-political risk to IT risk and can lead for solutions. Ahmed is one of the Information Security professional with deep understanding of subject with business perspective. He has all required qualifications and knowledge for Information management, he can be asset to any organization.
Credentials
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ISO 9001:2008
IRCA CertifiedSep, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation
QAI,IndiaNov, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor - Information Security Certification
SGSJan, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Sohar International
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Oman
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. VP & Head of Information Security & Business Continuity Management
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Sr. VP & Head Of Information Security
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Mar 2018 - Mar 2021
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Alizz Islamic Bank
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Oman
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Banking
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head Of Information Security
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Oct 2017 - Mar 2018
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Senior Manager Information Security
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Feb 2015 - Oct 2017
Information Security
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Central Bank of Oman
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Oman
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Banking
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300 - 400 Employee
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Information Security Officer
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Feb 2013 - Jan 2015
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IT System Administrator & Risk Officer
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Mar 2006 - Jan 2013
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Ooredoo Oman
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Oman
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Support
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Oct 2005 - Feb 2006
Ahmed was responsible in activating new GSM accounts for new customers and handling any problems in mobile networking in order to make sure that the organization is running efficiently and effectively Ahmed was responsible in activating new GSM accounts for new customers and handling any problems in mobile networking in order to make sure that the organization is running efficiently and effectively
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Education
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2011 - 2013
RMIT University
Postgraduate, Masters of Applied Science in Information Security & Assurance -
2003 - 2005
Modern College of Business and Science
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science -
2000 - 2003
American University of Sharjah
Diploma, Computer Engineering
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