The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new – Socrates
Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there – Will Smith
A turn-around specialist with a vision of disrupting retail landscape through data and technology
Big data and RetailTech are his deep interest areas. He has an extensive work experience with some of the largest organizations during his professional and consulting career. Omar has been associated with prominent names in the local and global space including Chandler Corporation (Singapore), Gul Ahmed Textile, Muller & Phips, KPMG, Sefam Retail, Outfitters/Ethnic, Lala Retail, Ghulam Faruque Group, Dawood Group and others.
The passion of uplifting the retail landscape made the thoughtful leader to dream of a BIG DATA company - a platform for future Ad and MarTech while being the anchor platform for Consumer and Fashion Brands. Omar is currently leading a number of commercial tech based companies including Hanker Technologies, Evenzo9 and sits on boards of notable of the retail brands.
With a close eye on the product, be it fashion/apparel/textile Omar’s background of being a chartered accountant and MBA in Marketing gives him a lens which enhances commercial sense to every business, be it at the starting or budding age, or is getting into an expansion mode. A thoughtful leader with the ability of scaling up the businesses with optimized resources, Omar remains determined to create revolutionize the RetailTech space.
Mohammad Omar Farooq