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Amir Abdelazim
About
Amir Abdelazim
Transformation CEO, Operating Partner & Technology Leader
Experience shapes perspective. I help investors and leaders transform complex technology businesses – especially where telecom, infrastructure and AI meet. My journey has taken me from engineering and project management to CTO / CTIO and Managing Director roles, leading large teams through crisis, war zones, hyper-growth and full-scale turnarounds. I’ve worked in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, serving as CTIO, transformation leader and advisor to boards and CEOs. I’ve seen what works – and what doesn’t – when you try to change direction in real organisations, with real people and politics. I started my career in telecommunications and quickly fell in love with what connectivity does for people: a milk seller in Dar es Salaam using mobile money for the first time, a pregnant woman in a Ghanaian market finally feeling safe with micro-insurance, refugee camps getting connected to doctors and education. Later, I also saw the dark side: buzzwords, fake “digital transformations”, and projects sold on jargon rather than outcomes. That contrast shaped my mission: connect people, connect markets, and use technology to create real, measurable value.
The beliefs behind my work
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Technology is a language, not an end goal.
I don’t start with “AI” or “5G”. I start with the human, the problem and the value. Technology is the most powerful language on earth – but it only matters when it changes real lives and real P&L.
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Execution beats theatre.
Beautiful slides and big words don’t move cashflow. I care about decisions, accountability and measurable progress – especially in messy, politically complex environments.
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Emerging markets are not “side quests”.
I’ve built and fixed businesses in over 30 countries, including some of the hardest markets on earth. The lessons from Ghana, Iraq or Rwanda are often exactly what Europe needs now.
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Leaders must be both human and tough.
My style is direct, fair and transparent. People follow leaders who tell them the truth, protect them from nonsense, and still demand their best work.
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AI should amplify human judgment, not replace it.
The real power of AI in organisations is when it augments leaders and teams – not when it becomes another buzzword project.