Ammar Khalid Azhari joined Merak Capital in January 2025 as Director of Technology. He oversees the firm’s technology strategy and implementation, driving innovation, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance while ensuring IT systems are fully aligned with business objectives.

With more than 12 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector, Ammar has led major initiatives in automation, digital transformation, and business continuity. His achievements include attaining SAMA’s Cybersecurity Maturity Level 3 and spearheading the full digitization of personal finance applications, which reduced processing time from five days to under 24 hours and increased capacity by more than 650%.
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He is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), ITIL-certified, and a ScrumMaster, with expertise spanning cybersecurity, automation, and enterprise-wide digital transformation.