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Nayef Bou Chaaya

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Vice President - Middle East & Africa at AVEVA
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Nayef Bou Chaaya serves as the Vice President for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey at AVEVA, leading regional strategy in industrial software and digital transformation. With three decades of experience, he specializes in the energy, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors. He earned a bachelors degree from the Lebanese American University and is based in Dubai.

There is no publicly available information about his personal life, hobbies, or non-work-related activities. He maintains a strong professional focus in his public presence.

He is a key driver in deploying advanced technologies like AI and digital twins to help major regional partners, such as ADNOC, significantly reduce emissions and accelerate their energy transition goals.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Vice President - Middle East & Africa
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Nayef shows up

Charismatic
Informal
Persuasive

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They like to keep things under control. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.

Priorities

Topics Nayef cares about

Energy Transition
He actively discusses helping clients in the energy sector achieve net-zero targets and operational sustainability through digitalization, AI, and predictive analytics.
Digital Transformation
A core theme of his career, he champions industrial software, cloud platforms, and digital twins to enhance operational efficiency, safety, and performance for clients.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Vice President - Middle East & Africa
AVEVA
4-2019 - 11-2021
Director - Business Development (Digital Transformation & Process Automation)
Schneider Electric
12-2012 - 10-2019
Vice President - Industrial Software(Schneider Electric/Invensys)
Schneider Electric
2007 - 12-2012
Director Business Development
ATME
2005 - 2007
Sr Services Manager
ATME
In the press

Media appearances

Aveva appoints Nayef Bou Chaaya as VP sales and head of Middle East and Africa. Featured in Gulf Business
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AVEVA appoints Nayef Bou Chaaya as Vice-President - Gulf News. Featured in Gulf News
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Education
1990 - 1994
B.S
Lebanese American University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

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