Yazad K.
Dubai, UAE · Executive Director, Head of Architecture · Emirates NBD Group
Harvard University
12 followers
About
Senior technology and cyber security executive with 20+ years in regulated banking, most recently Executive Director and Head of Architecture at Emirates NBD Group. Yazad owns enterprise, solution, security, and AI architecture across UAE, KSA, and international markets, leading a team of 75+ and co-owning cyber and data protection strategy with the Group CIO, CTO, and CISO. He engages the UAE Central Bank and regulators across five jurisdictions on cloud and high-impact technology approvals.
Specialties
- AI / ML Security
- CISO / Security Leadership
- Incident Response
- Privacy & Data Protection
- Security Architecture
Skills
- CISSP
- CISM
- CISA
- AIGP
- CIPT
- CIPP/E
- CCSK
- AWS SAA
- CSM
- CSPO
73 skills in total
Licenses & Certifications
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CCSK
Unknown
Issued Jun 2026
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CISA
Unknown
Issued Jun 2026 · Expires Jun 2022
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CISSP
Unknown
Issued Jun 2026
10 certifications in total
Experience
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Executive Director, Head of Architecture
Emirates NBD Group
Nov 2023 — Present
Dubai, UAE
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Head of Architecture
Emirates NBD
Jan 2024 — Present
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Manager, InfoSec Assurance / IT Security; System Security Specialist
Emirates NBD Group
Jan 2006 — Mar 2015
Dubai, UAE
21 experiences in total
Education
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Harvard University
Certified Manager Program (CMP) and CMP Champion
Unknown
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INSEAD
Leading for Results; Leading Digital Transformations
Unknown
12 education entries in total
Recent posts
[celebration:new_certification]Has successfully verified **CISSP** (Unknown), **CISA** (Unknown) and 2 more certifications