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On the lighter side of things, we ask the
industry experts what makes them tick. . . .
Maged El Serougy,
General Manager –
Kuwait, Schneider Electric
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement?
My most significant achievement has been
Schneider Electric enabling the Kuwait
Ministry of Electricity and Water’s smart
metering project, which is set to launch
800,000 smart meters across the country.
Schneider Electric, Ericsson and Zain are
joining forces to deploy the ministry’s smart
metering infrastructure.
Aligned with Kuwait Vision 2035, this smart
metering project is enhancing Kuwait’s
innovation leadership and aims to help
organisations and residents to gain real-time
utilities monitoring and payments to save
time and money.
What first made you think of a
career in technology?
I first thought about a career in technology
when I was in university. After graduating
from Ain Shams University in Egypt
with a degree in mechanical and power
engineering, I joined ABB, where I started
my career as a condition monitoring
engineer. I’ve also worked on the client side
with Kharafi National and KUBOTA.
It’s exciting to work in the technology sector,
especially in the Digital Transformation
of energy management and automation.
As Kuwait faces the three key mega-
trends of digitisation, urbanisation and
industrialisation, the Digital Transformation
of energy is more important than ever
before. I’ve enjoyed working with Schneider
Electric, an industry leader and a dynamic
and fast-growing company. I’ve enjoyed
helping customers meet their business needs
with tailored technology solutions and look
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forward to the next wave of
technology innovations based on
the cloud, the Internet of Things and
Artificial Intelligence.
What style of management
philosophy do you employ with
your current position?
My management style is an ‘open office’.
I strongly believe that successful managers
and c-suite executives need to emphasise
constant communication and also not to
have restrictions on communication with
their team. I believe that effective managers
need to take a hands-on approach to building
high performance teams. Diversity and
inclusion is a major point of our professional
development in Kuwait. I’m dedicated
to fostering an environment in which our
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Kuwait business promotes gender equality,
diversity of nationalities and abilities, and also
empowers the Kuwaiti workforce.
What do you think is the current hot
technology talking point?
Cloud is the hottest technology talking
point in Kuwait and in the Gulf, as cloud
computing technology has rapidly advanced
in ability and decreased in cost. In Kuwait,
there is a raft of young and innovative
engineers and c-suite executives who are
eager to adopt breakthrough technologies
such as cloud, Artificial Intelligence and
the Internet of Things to drive new digital
I STRONGLY
BELIEVE THAT
SUCCESSFUL
MANAGERS
AND C-SUITE
EXECUTIVES NEED
TO EMPHASISE
CONSTANT
COMMUNICATION.
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