Dominic Farrell

Joining MBC GROUP in October 2018, Dominic Farrell is an experienced technology specialist with over 15 years of managing cross-functional departments, delivering highly successful customer experiences at scale. He has managed the design, development and deployment of numerous products, including over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, direct-to-home (DTH) set top boxes, and customer self-service applications, many of which have been deployed to millions of households worldwide.

In his role as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Shahid, the Arab world’s leading streaming platform, Farrell is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of Shahid products and their associated infrastructure; ensuring the delivery of a best in class experience.

Prior to his role as CTO of Shahid, Farrell was Director of Digital Technology at MBC GROUP until April 2020.

Meanwhile, before his time at MBC GROUP, Farrell served as Director of Platform & Digital Technology at OSN in Dubai between January 2015 to March 2017. Until September 2018, he was OSN’s Vice President, Product Group.

Before moving to the Middle East, Farrell was based in the United Kingdom, where he was most recently Head of Product Development at Sky UK.

Farrell has an MSc in Information Systems and European Business from Brunel University London.