Manufacturing Magazine March 2025 | Page 108

ZAMIL INDUSTRIAL
“ I lead a team of around 100 consultants and technical specialists around the world in order to make sure that we ’ re bringing the best technology and the best services to our affiliates ,” he explains .
“ We have plants in our core operation in Saudi Arabia , we do business in Egypt with two steel fabrication plants , we have two more in Vietnam and one factory in India .”
With a BA in Computer Engineering from Alexandria University in Egypt and a MA in Computer Science from Boston , Northeastern University , Abdulbary began his career as a technical consultant .
Consulting for Oracle Application and Technologies , Abdulbary worked across a diversity of industries including retail , automotive , construction , logistics , and manufacturing .
After this , he earned PMP and ITIL certificates and worked as a Business Solutions Manager in Al-Majdouie Group , building the expertise he brings to his current role at Zamil Industrial .
“ This is what I like about this industry , the inventions and technological advancement never ends ,” Abdulbary says .
“ Every time we build something new and experiment with a new piece of technology , every time we discover new ways to create better products and higher customer satisfaction , we see the benefits .”
Abdulbary plays a critical role at Zamil Industrial , an organisation that
is highly IT-driven as opposed to being IT augmented . He understands the necessity of this , saying that for businesses today : “ Staying the same is not an option . It ’ s either change or die .”
Not IT augmented , IT driven Running parallel to the importance of change management in Abdulbary ’ s role is the kind of manufacturer that Zamil Industrial is . Many manufacturers – especially in heavy industry – continue to be OT first , IT second in terms of how they plan and operate . This is partially
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