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Monzer Tohme, Country Manager
(Middle East), Infor
What would you describe as your most memorable achievement?
It’s almost impossible to pinpoint one event from the past that can be considered the
definitive greatest accomplishment as many things, whether personal or professional, can be
defined as great achievements. I would say it is the collection of different experiences that
have brought me to where I am today.
What first made you think of a career in technology?
I mainly chose technology as it represented a new challenge and a big opportunity. Technology
provides value to every aspect of our lives and to almost every business in the world. Thus, this
gives me the opportunity to be on a learning journey and interact with different people and
businesses. Technology makes life easy!
What style of management philosophy do you employ with your
current position?
My philosophy is to focus on driving results through my team by making
them successful. I focus on leading and not managing people, developing
strategy driven by objectives, and managing the change.
What do you think will be the hot technology talking
point in 2016?
In my opinion, Cloud will be one of the key technology drivers both
in 2016 and beyond. More organization will be open to adapting
Cloud offerings, starting with infrastructure management and
moving all the way to running their critical business application
in the Cloud.
How do you deal with stress and unwind
outside of the office?
I try to live by a very simple mantra; think positively and
always believe that you can change every situation to be
a positive experience and use it as a learning experience.
If you could go back and change one
career decision, what would it be?
I don’t think I would change any career
decision to be honest. The truth is, I have
made mistakes along the way but then
again, who doesn’t! That being said,
the one thing I have learned is that the
mistakes are often less important than how
you handle them. My philosophy is to learn
from the mistakes and make sure that I do not
repeat them.
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