The role of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is changing out of pure necessity – and this shift in responsibilities is becoming essential for many organisations. There is an understanding that effective and highly skilled COOs are vital for a company to grow and operate efficiently. To stay competitive in any industry, companies have found themselves at a critical point amid the pandemic – identifying the need for a dramatic change in their business models. Now more than ever, the COO’s vision and propensity to adapt to change are strategic differentiators in the marketplace. That same belief is pressuring corporations…
Author: Tarek Meliti
Tarek Meliti
As co-founder and CEO of TDM Group – a global Managed Business IT Service provider – Tarek is passionate about helping companies recognise technology’s potential to drive their business forward by looking beyond the IT department. Over a period spanning three decades, Tarek has gathered a wealth of technical experience and developed a strong business acumen working with partners of all sizes within the IT industry. This diverse skill set has enabled him to establish a unique strategy for achieving innovation and success, called M-BiTS: Managed Business IT Service – a holistic approach to managing IT and implementing innovative change that’s shifting the model towards a more business-focused mindset, by considering the impact technology has on the entire organisation. His personal experience of working within the sector and growing TDM Group as a business, has led to a firm belief that people are an organisation’s most important asset. M-BiTS considers the interactions of people with the other key elements of successful innovation: data, process, technology. This business-focused mindset recognises that each element is underpinned by people, and a good relationship must be maintained between them to harness the power of technology to act as a business enabler.
