Fractional CIO support in Dubai, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. Dubai and the wider UAE are an active fractional and advisory market - particularly in financial services, real estate, retail, family offices and the regional HQs of UK and European businesses.
Remote-first with quarterly on-site weeks. UK is 3–4 hours behind Gulf Standard Time, giving a working overlap from late UK morning to early afternoon.
Travel and on-site: 7-hour direct flights from London Heathrow. On-site weeks typically structured around board dates and major stakeholder reviews.
Advisory and Independent IT Review engagements with UAE-headquartered family groups and the regional operations of UK businesses, typically commissioned at shareholder or board level.
Scale-ups, PE-backed businesses and mid-market enterprises that need senior IT representation in the boardroom but aren't ready (or don't need) a permanent CIO.
Remote-first with quarterly on-site weeks. UK is 3–4 hours behind Gulf Standard Time, giving a working overlap from late UK morning to early afternoon.
Advisory and Independent IT Review engagements with UAE-headquartered family groups and the regional operations of UK businesses, typically commissioned at shareholder or board level.
Scale-ups, PE-backed businesses and mid-market enterprises that need senior IT representation in the boardroom but aren't ready (or don't need) a permanent CIO.
Most Fractional CIO engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: A defensible 12–24 month IT strategy aligned to commercial outcomes; Rationalised vendor and licence spend with clear governance; An IT operating model that scales with the business, not against it; Confident board reporting on technology risk and investment.
7-hour direct flights from London Heathrow. On-site weeks typically structured around board dates and major stakeholder reviews.
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