For Anton Jacobsz, CEO of value-added distributor Networks Unlimited Africa, being results-driven drives him on and believes that good leadership and maturity run hand in hand. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement? My marriage to my wife of 25 years and our wonderful children. I am truly blessed. What first made you […]
Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? As Channel and Alliance Manager for the Middle East, I am responsible for developing and maintaining business relationships with partners to help them thrive; identifying opportunities for new partnerships; strengthening existing relationships and collaborations; developing and executing business plans for strategic growth and […]
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has announced the appointment of Jacob Chacko as its Regional Lead for Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Saudi, Egypt, Gulf and Levant). Jacob will assume responsibility of the regional sales organisation and will strive to grow market share and revenues with partners, alliances and associates, strengthening Aruba’s position in the […]
Insight into the career of Lisa Strydom, Channel Manager Lead for Africa at Veeam Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? I joined Veeam over five years ago and look after a number of distribution channels and partner relationships. I was recently promoted to Manager of Channels for Africa, overseeing […]
Graham Porter, Head of Channels, Middle East, Veeam, has enjoyed a successful career working with some of the biggest names in the IT sector before taking on the challenge of his current position with Intelligent Data Management company Veeam. Here we talk about his current job role, memorable achievements and managerial style. Describe your current job […]
For Dave Funnell, Manager: Cloud Provider at VMware, there are seven types of leadership style, and he falls into the strategic leadership segment. Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? I manage the VMware Cloud provider business for Sub-Saharan Africa. This is a rapidly growing business where Cloud Service Providers […]
Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? In a channel leading role for a huge region such as Middle East, Turkey and Africa, you need to consider varying strategies and resources to address the goals you plan to achieve in the year and longer term. In my role, I need […]
Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? My current role as Business Unit Manager is to decide on the strategy and the execution method of each vendor in my various business units, to achieve both the vendor and Axiz’s revenue and channel growth objectives. When you look back at your […]
Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, has announced Karen Anderson as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In this newly created position, Karen will lead the company’s people and culture strategy. Karen joins Mimecast with more than 20 years of experience in various human resources roles. As the new CHRO, she will […]
Regional Channel Chief profile feature: Feras Masoud, Regional Channel Manager (META) at Infoblox. Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? My current job role is Regional Channel Manager for Middle East and Africa at Infoblox. The main challenges in this role is the size of the region which covers around […]
