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Stephen Fernandes

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Chief Growth Officer & Head Middle East at Planview
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Stephen is a digital transformation and technology leader with 30 years of experience, currently serving as the Chief Growth Officer & Head of Middle East at Planview. He specializes in executing growth strategies and helping clients adopt AI and cloud solutions. Colleagues and clients describe him as a "visionary, " "great leader, " and "diplomatic. "

He is the internationally published author of the book, "RELAUNCH TO WIN, " which provides a framework for succeeding in the post-pandemic business landscape.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Chief Growth Officer & Head Middle East
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Go-to-Market Strategy
His roles at Planview and EY have centered on defining and executing growth strategies and go-to-market plans for the Middle East and North Africa.
AI Adoption
He is actively promoting Planview's AI solution, Anvi, and helps clients leverage AI to drive innovation and achieve measurable business outcomes.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Growth Officer & Head Middle East
Planview
7-2022 - 7-2025
Partner - Client Executive Leader | SAP Alliance
EY
3-2021 - 6-2022
Director - Business Development & Client Executive Leader | SAP Alliance
EY
7-2019 - 3-2021
Senior Territory Director
SAP
7-2018 - 6-2019
Head - Retail & Consumer Industries
SAP
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Education
4-2025 - 3-2026
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Programme
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
2006 - 2007
Certificate of Global Business Leadership (CGBL)
Harvard Business School Online
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