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and change one career decision
what would it be?
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So few people have
a traditional ‘linear’
career these days
so you can never
tell where the next
opportunity will
present itself.
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What
do you currently identify as
the major areas of investment
in your industry?
From connected cars to smart
medical devices and intelligent
monitoring systems, the Internet
of Things (IoT) is attracting a lot of
ise
investment and research as the prom
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of the technolo
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cryptography solutions.
What are the region-specific
challenges when implementing
new technologies in the
Middle East?
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the
develop the correct skills base in
Gulf
the
as
rly
Middle East. Particula
oil
economies look to diversify from
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the areas where nCipher specialis
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What
changes to your job role have
you seen in the last year and how
do you see these developing in
the next 12 months?
rly
At nCipher we have had a particula
,
year
this
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ths.
exciting 12 mon
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les
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dive
we were
subsequently acquired by Entrust
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Datacard, so building our new team
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been a grea
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to establish
Datacard company and take our
and
combined message to our partners
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customers acro
What advice would you offer
somebody aspiring to obtain a
C-level position in your industry?
rtance
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of flexibility
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to new
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and different challenges you will get
your reward. u
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