Lessons From 21 Films Authors

Ajayya Kumar

COO of Emircom

Ajayya Kumar, or Ajay as he is fondly called, is a man who wears many hats. He is an ethical investor, management thinker, startup mentor, business advisor, art enthusiast, TED speaker, and author. Born in Cherpu in the Thrissur district of Kerala, he is the youngest among the four children of A.M.N. Nair, a Hindi scholar, and Bharathy Menon, a Maths teacher. He is the COO of Emircom, an ICT Integrator company based in the GCC. Ajay now lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife Rakhi Menon and two daughters, Aparna and Jahnavi.

M. H. Abou-Zaki

CEO of Emircom

Fondly referred to as MAZ, M. H. Abou-Zaki is the CEO of Emircom, an ICT Integrator company based in the GCC. MAZ was born in the October of 1970 at Ainbal, a small village in Mount Lebanon. Through years of work in the halls of corporate leadership, MAZ combines vision with realism and believes that “the task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to inspire it to come out since the greatness is already inbuilt.” It is with this vision that MAZ co-authored this book – to inspire entrepreneurs to scale their business. He now lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife Nisreen and children Ceasar, Sabeen, and Ayaan.

Ghassan Khoury

Managing Director (ICT)

Ghassan Khoury born in 1976 is a Lebanese historian, Telecom engineer, and managing director of an ICT Integrator company based in the GCC. A graduate in computer and communication from Saint Joseph University, Engineering School, he started his career as a Network Design specialist and has since worked in France and the GCC. Outside of his professional commitments, Ghassan spends most of his time reading and writing about History. From Japeth to Solomon to Romans, he has compiled a notable chain of events that documents historical events with authenticity. He now lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife Layal, daughter Sophia and son Alex.