About Wareef
IT solutions for the new GCC landscape
Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wareef is an IT solution provider that has offered customized, business-led solutions to the GCC market since 1998. We specialize in end-to-end solutions with a modular approach, including expertise in vendor management, quality assurance, project management, logistics and local, Arabic content.
“I’ve always been interested in the study of humanity; its past, present, and future. It’s the lens my background as an anthropologist has imbued me with and coloured my view of the world. One of the dimensions of our species’ evolution that has always caught my eye since its early stages of development has been the Informational Technology sector. After all, building the information highway and the global communication infrastructure is like building windows and doorways for humanity to see, listen, and touch more of each other. In short, changing the infrastructure also changes the content of the superstructure. This is where the idea of Wareef was conceived, an extension of my curiosity in our humanity and a participation point in that dialogue and landscape. May the future superstructure of the various cultures of humanity, be increasingly species conscious.”
– Message from Wareef’s founder
Wareef’s Management Team
Dr. Abdulaziz Aloshban, Founder and Chairman of the Board
Dr. Abdulaziz founded Wareef in 1998 as one of the first companies to offer the IT outsourcing model in the Kingdom. Previously, he was general manager of Ace Travel and AlQafila, as well as an associate professor of anthropology at King Saud University. He earned a Bachelors degree in Anthropology, with a minor in Mechanical Engineering, in addition to a Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies from Oregon State University and a Masters and PhD in Anthropology from Northwestern University.
Safwan Khuzai, CEO and Executive Board Member
Safwan joined Wareef in 2011 as chief operating officer and head of the Quality Assurance division. Prior to joining Wareef, he served as head of the PMO and quality practices at Jodayn Consulting, senior manager at Emaar Economic City, deputy chief operating officer and head of quality at SADAD, and quality manager at Hewlett Packard. He holds a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan. A TOGAF 9.0 practitioner Enterprise Architect, Safwan is also a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI); a Certified Quality Manager from the American Society for Quality; and a Certified Customer Relationship Manager from the Institute of International Research.
Ghassan Aloshban, Director of Strategy and Executive Board Member
Ghassan joined Wareef in 2011 to oversee business planning and strategy development, as well as corporate structure and governance. Prior to joining Wareef, he worked as a senior analyst at Saudi Aramco, where he offered consultations on strategic planning to executive management and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Petroleum. He holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and a Bachelors degree in Economics from Amherst College as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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