Nik Ariff Nik Omar

Nik Ariff Nik Omar is the General Manager of the Public Sector Group at Microsoft Malaysia. Nik is responsible for all aspects of the business driving Microsoft Malaysia’s strategy and execution in the Public Sector, which includes Government, Health, Education and Public Safety. He is tasked with developing and delivering solutions in five keys areas – productivity, mobility, cloud, big data/analytics and social enterprise.

Nik brings with him over 26 years of experience in the Information Technology industry, after having previously held a similar role at SAP Malaysia and Brunei for three years, leading the Public Sector, Healthcare and Education team, where he helped grow the business substantially.

His vast industry experience also includes various leadership roles with IBM, Percetakan Nasional Bhd (a Ministry of Finance company under Ministry of Home Affairs) and Avnet Malaysia.

Nik Ariff holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Concordia University, Montreal and a Master of Engineering from University of Toronto, Canada. Outside of work, Nik enjoys spending time with his wife and family.