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On the lighter side of things, we ask the
industry experts what makes them tick. . . .
Darren Menezes, Sales Director
for Manufacturing in Middle East, IFS
WWhat would you describe as your
most memorable achievement?
My most memorable achievement was
when my team won the award for most
outstanding achievement in a quarter. We
scored highly in customer satisfaction, we
exponentially exceeded our sales targets
and most importantly ensured that all our
customers had successful projects seeing
value and ROI from their investments.
Other proud moments were celebrating
customers going live with their software
projects and getting their return on
investment. This fills me with an immense
sense of achievement.
What first made you think of a
career in technology?
When I was in school during the early 80s,
computers were the latest technology and
they fascinated me. I graduated with an
engineering degree in computer science in
the early 90s and it came naturally for me to
start a career in technology.
My father was a mathematics lecturer,
so I initially gravitated towards teaching
computer science at the engineering college.
I longed to code and create programs
so after a couple of years I moved to a
programming job coding commercial
applications. But something was missing,
realising I enjoyed spending time interacting
with people rather than being behind a desk
I took up a job selling business software and
have never looked back since.
What style of management
philosophy do you employ with
your current position?
My management philosophy is collaboration
and teamwork above all. It is important
to empower your team and delegate
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OTHER PROUD
MOMENTS WERE
CELEBRATING
CUSTOMERS
GOING LIVE WITH
THEIR SOFTWARE
PROJECTS AND
GETTING THEIR
RETURN ON
INVESTMENT.
responsibility to get the best performance
from each individual, also ensuring you have
one vision and goal as a team.
On the customer side, I believe customer
satisfaction is the most important goal and
this can only happen through meticulous
planning and attention to detail.
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