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Channel chief: Ram Ramachandran at Tech Mahindra

Ram Ramachandran says it is crucial to build a strong team of high-performing and motivated professionals having the right mix of technology and soft skills. Most of Ramachandran’s efforts are directed towards achieving this. Describe your current job role and a summary of the business model of your organisation? The move to Dubai as Head […]


Channel chief: Brendan Binedell at Liferay

Brendan Binedell anchors his success with that of Liferay partners, and when he witnesses a partner’s success in client acquisition, project implementation with a satisfied customer, he finds it truly rewarding. Describe your current job role and a summary of the business model of your organisation? Brendan is currently responsible for Liferay’s Partner Ecosystem in […]


Channel chief: Philippe Jarre at Mindware Group

Philippe Jarre believes businesses will increasingly turn to digital technologies to streamline operations, gain competitive advantage and IT distributors will need to offer a wide range of digital solutions. Describe your current job role and business model? As the CEO of Mindware, Philippe oversees the operations and strategic direction in the Middle-East and Africa region. […]


Channel chief: Jasim Al Awadi at du

Jasim Al Awadi is committed to making du ICT the partner of choice as a master systems integrator for government, enterprises, and start-ups with its huge ecosystem of best of the breed partners, helping them migrate away from legacy systems. Describe your current job role and business model? Jasim plays a vital role in leading […]


Channel chief: Ali Nimer at Injazat

Ali Nimer believes that disruption is about changing the way customers think about their business and their needs. To gain a leading position, a channel partner must become a collaborator and co-creator. Describe your current job role and business model? Ali recently joined the Injazat team as Chief Commercial Officer with the aim of strengthening […]


Mike Weston moves from IBM to join Gulf Business Machines as Chief Executive Officer

Gulf Business Machines, announced appointment of Mike Weston as Chief Executive Officer, for the company’s regional operations based out of Dubai. Weston joins from IBM, where he was most recently the Chief Revenue Officer for IBM’s MEA operations. Weston has over 30 years of experience, holding multi-leadership roles in technology companies across Europe Middle East […]


Kris Day moves from Dell EMC to join New Relic as Senior Vice President for APJ

New Relic, an observability platform for engineers, has announced the appointment of Kris Day as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, to drive expansion in the region and lead the business into its next stage of growth. Day has over two decades of sales and leadership experience in the technology industry across Europe […]


Channel chief: Alexander Foroozandé, Nozomi Networks

Alexander Foroozandé, Head of Channels, Middle East, Africa, CIS and Pakistan, Nozomi Networks, discusses the latest channel trends and tells us how the company works with its channel partners to ensure they flourish in a competitive market. Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? I’m responsible for channels in the […]


Channel chief: Ghassan Abou Rjeily, Riverbed

Ghassan Abou Rjeily, Regional Channel Sales Manager, Emerging EMEA, Riverbed, explains how the company performs all its business through the channel ecosystem to drive growth in the region. He also explains how AI and cloud adoptions will play a major role in defining the channel ecosystem. Describe your current job role and a summary of […]


ServiceNow announces new leadership appointments in EMEA

ServiceNow has announced expanded leadership roles and promotions in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). This comes as part of the company’s continued commitment to investment, innovation and ambitious growth in the region. The leadership appointments include: EMEA President Ulrik Nehammer is promoted to Chairman, International. In this strategic advisory role, Nehammer will bring his […]


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