Fahad Al-Sharekh
Fahad Al-Sharekh is the Chief Executive Officer of the Arabic language and speech technologies company SAKHR Software Company. He is a recipient of several awards, including VISA's Business Achievement Award for Internet Achievements. Al-Sharekh also serves as the Business Development Director of Al Alamiah Group, a professional IT firm in Kuwait, and is the founder and CEO of Ajeeb.com.
Education
Fahad Al-Sharekh holds a BS in Business Administration with a Finance Concentration from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. As part of his academic program, he trained in Investment Banking with various organizations including Wall Street's Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. He also completed the Executive Program in Corporate Strategy at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts. His high school education was completed at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Northfield, MA.
Personal life
Fahad Al-Sharekh is the eldest son of Kuwaiti businessman Mohammed AlSharekh, who started Sakhr Software Company in 1982. He joined his father's company right after completing his higher education.
Awards
With Fahad M. Al-Sharekh the CEO of the company, Sakhr software has won the following International awards:
- eContent Award - Arabic Language Buddy for smart phones (2010)
- Oman Portal - Arab Web Awards (2010)
- Microsoft Gold Partner Certificate (2009)
- World Summit Award - IBSAR (Screen reader for the blind) (2007)
- World Summit Award - Best e-content (Web Content Translation Engine - Tarjim) (2005)
- Arabian Business E-Achievement Award E-Visionary of the Year (2002)
- Internet Shopper (T4S International Group): Best Arabic Language Supported Site (GITEX Cairo 2000)
- Damtex Middle East Group: Best Arabic Application Development Company (1999)