Imran Kannuti

Head Of Project Management- Banque Misr UAE

Passionate & Top Level PMP & PRINCE2 Certified EPMO/PMO consultant with 22+ years of extensive technology & project management experience in GCC, includes 14 years in banking & 2.6 years in insurance sectors.

Working as VP, Head PMO International Business for Banque Misr UAE. Leading TEMENOS Transact core banking implementations for international branches including digital initiatives and PMO governance.

Worked for reputed banking & insurance giants in middle east(UAE, Qatar, KSA) and successfully led & delivered technology driven business, regulatory, compliance, infra and info-sec projects on T24, SWIFT, ATM, Digital Branch, IMPS, UAEFTS, Cloud, on-prim, BaNCs, RPA, CRM, ESB, CXP & STP supported by regional and international vendors.

Accomplished & proven leadership in successfully establishing EPMO/PMO governance & framework, Portfolio & Program management, demand management, CAPEX, benefits tracking, resource management, team building and executive reporting.

Skilled in swiftly completing assigned portfolio with competent cross-functional & project management, communication, presentation, procurement & vendor management skills. An effective team player, resourceful and a visionary leader with excellence in directing geographically dispersed multi-functional teams. Proven expertise in devising IT strategy aligned with business & IT teams ensuring successful establishment of Program governance delivering digital transformation & strategic initiatives.

Led operations PMO in Al Hilal Bank and steered the delivery of strategic, digital and STP initiatives in agreed timelines and meeting organization expectations.

Worked for Oman insurance company(UAE) as head EPMO comprising portfolio of strategic, digital, infra and info-sec initiatives supported with multi million CAPEX & OPEX allocations & multi national teams of senior program & project managers & vendors. Working closely with CEO, CIO, leadership teams, business leads & executive committee members on portfolio planning, execution, delivery, reporting and benefits tracking. Responsible to support business in documenting business case, securing CAPEX & prioritizing initiatives including demand management & vendor governance.

Credit of securing consistent performance ratings from audit on EPMO & Vendor Governance and active participations in regions technology driven panel discussions on Digital, AI,Cloud and Agile.

Certified as PMP, PRINCE2, Oracle Certified Database Administrator & SUN Certified Java Developer.