Nezar Mahmoud

nezar mahmoud

United Kingdom

Bio Summary

Nezar advises CxOs and executives of rising startups and fast-growing corporates, particularly in the area of digital transformation and developing new digital products. With his maturity and confidence as well as strategic view, he quickly gains the trust of senior stakeholders, enabling them to sharpen their focus, optimise their organisational structures and transform their IT capabilities. He is adept at working with their teams to create the momentum necessary to bring to fruition their goals. - 10+ years Top-Management Consultant / Corporate Development experience across The Boston Consulting Group, AT Kearney and Deutsche Telekom Group - Founder of digital startup Frimeo, an online-marketplace for local food offerings from independent producers in Germany. Frimeo acquired the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre as a seed investor - Multinational experience & multilingual abilities: Worked across the Middle East, China, Germany and UK. English, Arabic and German language fluency

Employment History

Boston Consulting Group - BCG

Consultant

Boston Consulting Group - BCG

March 2019 - August 2019

- IT investment review: Developed the digital transformation strategy for a global bank in the United Kingdom to ensure that its payment and transaction division meets future demands. Consolidated the various existing bottom- ...see more
T-Systems International

Senior Manager Corporate Development

T-Systems International

September 2012 - November 2018

Senior Manager Corporate Development, Corporate Operating Office, evaluating feasibility of digital business models: - Connected mobility: Reviewed the portfolio of various connected mobility initiatives of Deutsche Telekom ...see more
Kearney

Senior Business Analyst

Kearney

March 2009 - September 2011

- ERP integration, process automation & outsourcing: Developed an IT transformation strategy for a R&D organisation in Saudi Arabia and led the negotiation process end-to-end with international suppliers like Wipro, Hewlett P ...see more

Selected Project Experience

Project Description:
IT investment review: Developed the digital transformation strategy for a global bank in the United Kingdom to ensure that its payment and transaction division meets future market demands. Consolidated the various existing bottom-up IT investment initiatives across the organisation (total budget scope: £800M) into a coherent master plan and identified 20% saving potential

Industry: Financial Services

Project Description:
IT security platform: Scoped and developed a cloud-based IT security market platform in cooperation with general managers of leading German IT security partners (e.g Avira, secunet, Sirrix, itWatch, Boxcryptor), targeting consumers and SMEs: from designing the commercial concept, technical architecture to drafting the contractual agreements

Industry: Technology

Topic(s): Project & Program Management

Project Description:
ERP integration, process automation & outsourcing: Developed an IT transformation strategy for a R&D organisation in Saudi Arabia and led the negotiation process end-to-end with international suppliers like Wipro, Hewlett Packard and IBM for a comprehensive integration of a business management platform and functional outsourcing (deal size: $25M). This resulted in the first fully digitised public institution in Saudi Arabia and became a role model for the Saudi government

Industry: Public Sector

Education

Mechanical Engineering and Management

Darmstadt University of Technology

2008

Country Experience

Germany Kuwait Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates United Kingdom

Skills

Project & Program Management

Business

Digital Strategy,

Innovation Strategy

Information Technology

Internet of Things

Strategy & Planning

Industry Experience