Business Chief Europe Magazine August 2014 | Page 9

Ahmed ElShrif is Middle East Director of Workforce Management Solutions specialists Kronos , with experience across the globe from Oceania to Asia and Europe before taking on his current role . We asked the 46-year-old , among other things , what this worldwide adventure has taught him .
BR EME : Where were you educated ? What subjects did you enjoy or excel at away from IT ? AE : I was fortunate to receive a multicultural educational background . I earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Statistics with a minor in Mathematics from Kuwait University . I also hold a Management Certificate from the Australian Graduate School of Management . Beyond formal classroom education , I followed numerous courses to strengthen and sharpen my sales , presentation , negotiation and communications skills . Although IT was one of my favourite subjects ( quite unsurprisingly where I ended up ), I very much enjoyed human science
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