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VISHAL KAPIL

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Group CIO & CTO at MAIR Group
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Vishal Kapil is the Group CIO & CTO at MAIR Group, leveraging his extensive experience in technology leadership across retail, real estate, and manufacturing. His expertise lies in driving business transformation and growth for DTC, marketplace, and B2B models. He holds an MBA and a Masters in Mathematics from Panjab University.

His focus is on making company operations stable and data-driven through core systems and digital initiatives. He is passionate about unlocking business value using technology, building teams with deep domain knowledge, and aligning IT strategy with mergers and acquisitions targets to support the companys growth.

He recently led the launch of the UAEs first grocery retail store enabled with 100% smart labels and a Vision AI-driven device for customers.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Group CIO & CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Retail Innovation
He is driving initiatives like deploying smart labels and Vision AI in grocery stores, and actively learns from international retail leaders to create impactful consumer experiences.
Digital Transformation
A core part of his mandate is transforming enterprise and consumer-centric technology functions to align with group strategy and M&A goals.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Group CIO & CTO
MAIR Group
4-2023 - 9-2024
Group Chief Information Officer
GMG
7-2019 - 3-2023
CTO Marks & Spencer India
Marks and Spencer Reliance India Ltd.
2-2016 - 7-2019
IT Director (Regional CIO)- adidas & reebok India & Emerging Markets
adidas
5-2011 - 1-2016
Tech Delivery Unit Head-(eCommerce, Digital Ops)
Accenture
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Tech icon of the week: Vishal Kapil of GMG Dubai. Featured in India Retailing
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Education
1999 - 2001
MBA
Panjab University
1997 - 1999
Masters In Mathematics
Center for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Panjab University Chandigarh
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