EMIRATES NATIONAL SCHOOLS
354 working in the telecoms industry . “ Etisalat was a big chunk of my career ,” he explains . “ For the last nine years , I was handling the senior manager role and gaining exposure to a lot of the latest and greatest technologies .” Looking for a fresh challenge brought Khaiwi to a sector he hadn ’ t previously considered : education . “ I was thinking to myself , ‘ schools , what do they need ?’ Then , when I investigated ENS further and saw the size of the school , its multiple locations , its data centre , I realised the opportunity .” After becoming the Head of Information Technology ( IT ), Khaiwi began a thorough survey of the school ’ s digital infrastructure .
“ When I investigated ENS further and saw the size of the school , its multiple locations , its data centre , I realised the opportunity ”
— Abdulrahman Khaiwi , Head of IT , ENS
APRIL 2020