QBurst, a design-led digital engineering company powered by High AI-Q, has appointed Shivkumar Subramaniam as Regional Head, Middle East, based in Dubai, UAE. The appointment underscores QBurst’s strategic commitment to building a locally rooted presence in the Middle East and strengthening its ability to serve enterprises and governments across the region.
The Middle East represents one of the most significant growth opportunities in the global technology services market. According to Deloitte & MBZUAI, State of AI in the Middle East 2025 report, over 80% of organisations in the region feel intense pressure to adopt AI, yet nearly half lack the talent and technology capabilities to scale it successfully, and a third report no returns from their AI initiatives. Closing that gap between AI adoption and AI value is the opportunity QBurst is positioned to capture.
Shivkumar is a global technology business leader with over three decades of experience building and scaling digital and technology services businesses across the Middle East, Asia Pacific and India. He has led multi-country P&L portfolios and driven large-scale Digital Transformation initiatives for enterprises and governments across industries.
“The velocity of Digital and AI Transformation in the Middle East is remarkable. What’s truly compelling is the complexity and scale of the projects being undertaken, from smart governments to intelligent enterprises.
“This is where QBurst provides a decisive advantage, bringing a world-class engineering pedigree and practical AI experience. Our main focus is on embedding QBurst into the fabric of the region’s innovation ecosystem, building a team that co-creates solutions and ensures we are the trusted, long-term partner for our clients’ success,” said Shivkumar Subramaniam, Regional Head, Middle East, QBurst.
Before joining QBurst, Shivkumar held senior leadership roles at Siemens, Satyam Computer Services, Mindtree and Larsen & Toubro Infotech, where he helped expand regional technology businesses and led large Digital Transformation programmes for clients across the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
QBurst CEO Arun Ramchandran said: “Shivkumar brings proven depth of regional experience and leadership QBurst needs to accelerate that growth and support our clients in building intelligent, future-ready digital platforms.”
