The Power Of One

HUSNI HAMMOUD, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR MIDDLE EAST, CEE AND TURKEY AT MIDIS GROUP HAS ENJOYED A SHARP TRAJECTORY OF SUCCESS IN HIS CAREER AND HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN SUCCESSFULLY LEADING THE BUSINESS GROWTH OF MULTIPLE IT OPERATIONS AND CYBERSECURITY VENDORS UNDER THE COMPANY’S PORTFOLIO.

With almost three decades of experience in the regional IT and security space, Husni Hammoud is as one of the foremost figures in the industry.

A man of many hats, Hammoud performs a double duty of managing both the business development and pioneering innovative initiatives of multiple global cybersecurity and IT operations firms under Midis Group’s purview. These include Barracuda Networks, Ivanti and Cradlepoint with others more in progress.

Hammoud’s interest in technology was stoked at a young age during his secondary education studies. “I have always been passionate about electronics,” he says. “I enjoy seeing how different parts come together to build a useful gadget.”

This passion has inspired him to take up a course in electrical engineering, which he finished at the American University of Beirut. Determined to shore up his education, he expanded his knowledge and skills in technology and took up courses in software development, IT audit, industrial automation and cybersecurity.

Graduating in 1990, Hammoud started his career at the Red Cross in Lebanon as the IT manager. He was responsible for establishing the IT function and operations at LRC, a role that lasted for almost two years.

Following his stint at the Red Cross, Hammoud continued to pursue roles in technology and eventually set up his own business focused on industrial automation.

With Hammoud’s career already gathering momentum in its early stages, he decided to begin his first stint working abroad, joining the Midis Group as part of one of its subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia. “In 2000, I moved to the Kingdom to join MDS Saudi under the systems integration arm of Midis.”