Eguardian appoints CEO to accelerate future growth

Eguardian has announced the appointment of Mafaz Fahrid as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with effect from July 1, 2021.
Fahrid started his career focusing on technology and today possesses 18 years of experience in the services and technology industry with immense experience in the domains of cybersecurity and digital transformation. He holds an MBA in Marketing and Systems Management and several professional qualifications. 
Fahrid was notably Eguardian’s first employee and is undoubtedly one of the great success stories of the company. He joined Eguardian in 2010 as a Business Development Manager to handle a key product that successfully registered year-over-year growth. Within five years he rose through the ranks to become Head of Business Development and International Operations. In 2020, Fahrid was promoted as Vice President for Sales and Operations and by 2021, he was competent to take up the challenge as CEO of Eguardian. 
Throughout his career, Fahrid has been awarded and recognised as one of the most valuable employees of Eguardian and has bagged the Chairman’s Award several times.
During his tenure, Fahrid spearheaded the forming of multiple teams across the company from sales to technical. He played a key role in representing the company at international forums and conferences, built the channel ecosystems from the ground up, introduced new business trends and created new markets by differentiating services. He was also instrumental in driving Eguardian’s cybersecurity practices to become a leading revenue generator across the region, spearheading digital transformation engagement while also assisting many start-ups to be part of the ecosystem.
Eguardian MD/Director Nabhan Akeel and Director Shihan Annon stated, “We are excited to appoint Fahrid to his new position as CEO of Eguardian. His journey in the company has certainly been an inspirational one. His passion and dedication are unparalleled and his record shows how much value he brings to the company. we are sure he will do an outstanding job as CEO as we look to expand our footprint in the region.”
Being a part of Limra Group, Eguardian is one of the key value-added distributor and technology enablers in the APAC region that specialises in providing innovative technology products and services for cybersecurity, data centre networking and digital transformation. In the past, the company has been instrumental in introducing new products and solutions and has been hailed as a dynamic value-added distributor in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Eguardian is currently aiming to expand its footprint in the Asian region.