Clariant undergoes a major cloudmigration through agility and vision . We spoke to Ali Khosravi , Head of Global Technology Operations
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Clariant undergoes a major cloudmigration through agility and vision . We spoke to Ali Khosravi , Head of Global Technology Operations
Recently , specialty chemical firm Clariant underwent a vast phase of transformation , featuring a successful cloud-migration project that enabled significant scalability , automation and agility .
Ali Khosravi is Head of Global Technology Operations at Clariant , a leading global company in specialty chemicals . Back in 2021 , the company generated roughly 4.4bn CHF ( SWISS FRANCS ) of sales , as well as approximately 16.2 % EBITDA ( earnings before interest , taxes , depreciation and amortisation ).
Represented in all four global regions , Clariant ’ s largest and strongest market distribution is in the EMEA region ( Europe , Middle East and Africa ), representing 43 % of their sales , while the Asia Pacific region , showing strong sales growth , represents 30 %, followed by America at 27 %. Perhaps coincidentally , the organisation ’ s distribution of people is almost equivalent to their regional sales distribution .
Clariant ’ s cloud automation programme SAP ( one of the world ’ s leading producers of software for the management of business processes ) was just one part of Clariant ’ s cloud automation programme .
“ From the inception of our vision , we had the goal of becoming masters in automation ,” says Khosravi . “ We wanted to have an automated operation to the greatest
218 January 2023