About Haytham Kaddoura

Haytham Kaddoura An accomplished executive with a career spanning over 30 years and holding multiple leadership roles and board directorships in prominent public and private sector entities across the GCC, the greater Middle East and Europe. As an experienced leader, Haytham has a proven ability in evolving a company’s vision and strategy, building shareholder value, driving performance whilst delivering growth through organic and M&A initiatives. In his most recent role, Haytham was the CEO and Board Director of SmartStream Technologies Group, a leader in the Financial Technology space boasting a client base of over 2,500 global institutions including over 60 of the world’s Top 100 banks. Haytham has successfully turned the company to profitability within 6 months, achieving a turnover of over $100 million while expanding its product offering and global footprint. In 2019, Haytham was considered by Power 100 as one of the top 10 global CEOs to watch for in the FinTech industry, and in 2022 was recognized as one of the Top 50 Global influencers in FinTech and awarded the MEA Finance Technology Executive of the Year for 2022. Haytham Kaddoura started his career working with leading management consulting firms including Accenture, Booz Allen and Hamilton, PricewaterhouseCoopers and BearingPoint advising financial institutions and government bodies on investment strategies, operational enhancement, and organizational development. He holds a Masters Degree in Finance and International Business and a Bachelors in Computer Sciences.