Shakir Mohammed

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DISC Type : C

Director - Chief Information Security Officer at KPMG Lower Gulf

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Overview

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Personality Overview

Precise

Information Seeker

Critic

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

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Work History

10-2025
Director - Chief Information Security Officer at KPMG Lower Gulf
10-2024 - 10-2025
Chief Information Security Officer at KPMG Lower Gulf
10-2022 - 10-2024
Associate Director of Information Technology at KPMG Lower Gulf
7-2011 - 1-2019
Senior Solutions Architect at Seven Seas Computers
8-2010 - 7-2011
Security Engineer at Creative Security Systems

Education

2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from Visvesvaraya Technological University

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Exp : 11 Location : Dubai, United Arab Emirates Job Level : Leadership Designation : Director - Chief Information Security Officer at KPMG Lower Gulf
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Insights For Selling To Shakir

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shakir is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shakir

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shakir move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Shakir take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Shakir

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