Over 20 years’ experience in the IT field. Started her career as a Systems Engineer at Petroleum Development of Oman LLC where she worked on security related projects. Moved to Central Bank of Oman where she progressed her career in Cyber Security and ended up heading the Information Security Management Department. As a progression her career, she was appointed as Information Technology Directorate Acting General Manager. Currently, she is heading the Human Resources Directorate.
Attained her BSc in Information Systems from Sultan Qaboos University, and MSc in Information Technology from the University of Glasgow. In 2017, Nahla attended the Essentials of Leadership Program at London Business School, and completed an online program called Disruptive Strategy at Harvard Business School in April 2018. In 2023, she attended IMD Business School’s Breakthrough Program for Senior Executives. Nahla is Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC).
Nahla was working on linking the strategic business objectives of the organization with the Information Security objectives to foster innovation and growth. When it comes to people, she is playing a strategic role in the organization’s success by looking at creating a pool of talent that is aligned with the organization’s goals.
In 2020, she won the Executive Lady in Cybersecurity award from the Middle East Women in Cybersecurity Association (WiCSME). In 2021, she won the Omani Women Prize in celebrating the Omani Women Day presented to her by the government of Oman.
She was nominated by the government to be part of the UK-GCC Women in Cyber Security Fellowship Program 2019-2021, and as part of the Skills Syndicate Group she worked on assessing cybersecurity skills gap across the GCC. In the course of her work, she became a certified Innovation Leader (CIL) after successfully completing a course on the subject, together with an Executive Program on Innovation and Strategy for Business Leaders (ISBL) delivered by the Institute for Knowledge Exchange (IKE) in the United Kingdom (Completed March 2022).
