Company

Board of Directors

Meet the leadership team of DTS Solution

with decades of cyber security vendor and consulting experience, industry expertise and subject matter expertise in the field you can be assured you are in ‘secure’ hands.

Dr. Khalid Al Khalifa

Chairman

Vahe Daghlian

Deputy Chairman

Saurabh Gupta

Board Member

Shah Sheikh

Board Member

Nicolas Di Vara

Board Member
Dr. Shaikh Khalid

Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Daij Al Khalifa

Chairman

As the CEO of Beyon Cyber, Dr. Khalid Al Khalifa has been responsible for establishing the cyber security business in Bahrain and growing it internationally, resulting in Beyon Cyber being rated amongst the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the Middle East. He also leads the cyber security practice of Beyon Group.

He has extensive experience in managing cyber security and communications intelligence programmes with a proven track record of successfully executing complex nationwide security initiatives that have resulted in significant improvements in the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Cyber Security posture, and global cyber readiness rankings.

Dr. Khalid joined Batelco as General Manager of Cyber & Corporate Security in 2018. He subsequently held the role of Chief Security Officer at BNET, where he was charged with the responsibility of securing Bahrain’s most critical communications infrastructure. He previously held the position of Director of Cyber Security at the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, among various military roles.

Dr. Khalid holds a Diploma in Military Leadership (UK) and amongst other degrees, a Doctorate in International Relations (Switzerland).

Vahe Daghlian

Deputy Chairman

Saurabh Gupta

Board Member

Saurabh Gupta, as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Beyon, is responsible for Networks, IT and Cybersecurity and driving new Technology developments and capabilities throughout the Beyon group, to support ongoing digital transformation.

Saurabh held the CTIO role at Batelco, having joined the company in 2020. Prior to joining Batelco, Saurabh worked with Vodafone for over eight years across UK, Germany, and Czech Republic where he held the role of Chief Information Officer. Previously, Saurabh spent over 10 years with Unilever in India and the UK in a number of technology delivery and management roles. The extensive experience he gained across the diverse roles and geographies provides Saurabh with a wealth of relevant knowledge and expertise.

Saurabh holds a degree in Engineering from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Roorkee and did his post-graduate in Management at IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Ahmedabad. Additionally, he completed the Technology Excellence Programme from Imperial College Business School London.

Shah H Sheikh

Board Member

A cybersecurity entrepreneur and a public figurehead with more than 18+ years of experience in the trade craft. Having started his cybersecurity career before graduating, he has been in the trenches since 2003, when cybersecurity was a new niche and immature practice.

A dynamic, astute and professional leader, he co-founded DTS Solution in 2011 and has been instrumental in bringing the organization to where it is today; with its reputation as a leader in cybersecurity across the region.

He has worked for leading cybersecurity vendors – Fortinet and Juniper Networks and held senior positions in Agilisys (a leading managed cloud services provider in the UK) and Vodafone.

He is a MEng graduate from Kings College London and holds various industry certifications – ISO27001 LA/LI, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, CCSK, CPSA (CREST UK), GISCP along with many technical certifications, he is an active member of ISACA and Cloud Security Alliance and has delivered many keynote speeches at major cybersecurity conferences.

Nicolas Di Vara

Board Member

Nicolas is the Director of Digital Growth Strategy for BEYON group based on Bahrain since 2020, where he develops the organic and inorganic strategic roadmaps for all for all non-telco assets.

He brings more than 10 years experience in strategy development and execution in the GCC region, having supported multiple organization as consultant with focus on digital transformation, customer experience, topline growth, operational excellence and cost optimization.

Prior to his current role, Nicolas has been a manager in Alvarez & Marsal and goetzparners, based in Milan and Dubai. He started his career as a Marie Curie Fellow at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), based in Geneva.

Nicolas holds a PhD in High Energy Physics from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.