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Andrew Howes

Questioner · DISC type c
Executive Director of Architecture at Dubai Holding
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

With over 30 years in IT, Andrew Howes is the Executive Director of Architecture at Dubai Holding. He holds a BEng Hons from the University of Sussex and a LeanIX Practitioner certification. Colleagues frequently describe him as kind, approachable, and a calming influence with deep technical knowledge.

Andrew was instrumental in transforming his previous team from a reactive to a proactive unit by introducing streamlined governance processes.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Executive Director of Architecture
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Andrew shows up

Not Easily Convinced
Price-Sensitive
Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Priorities

Topics Andrew cares about

Enterprise Architecture
His career focus for many years, holding senior architecture roles at companies like Whitbread, Chalhoub Group, and now Dubai Holding.
Architecture Governance
He is credited with bringing in governance and streamlining the architecture review process in a previous role, a key achievement highlighted by colleagues.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Executive Director of Architecture
Dubai Holding
4-2023 - 7-2024
Director of Architecture
Dubai Holding
1-2021 - 3-2023
Head Of Architecture
Chalhoub Group
3-2018 - 9-2020
Lead Enterprise Architect
Whitbread
9-2017 - 3-2018
Digital Enterprise Architect
Whitbread
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1991 - 1994
BEng Hons
University of Sussex
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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