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GBM appoints Wadad Kafka to drive managed, professional services for hybrid cloud

Gulf Business Machines, a provider of IT solutions, has appointed Wadad Kafka as Vice President of Services, in February 2018. She will be based out of GBM’s regional headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  In her new role, Wadad will be responsible for building the managed services capabilities for GBM and reinventing their professional services […]


Michael Büker appointed Chief Financial Officer for Siemens ME with focus on DX

Siemens has appointed Michael Büker as Chief Financial Officer of the company’s Middle East region, effective February 2018. In his new role, Büker will be responsible for managing the company’s financial operations across the region, driving profitability and supporting key growth areas. He will also be tasked with supporting the digital transformation and the potential […]


GBM elevates Wassim Seliman to General Manager Kuwait to drive local business

Gulf Business Machines appointed Wassim Seliman as General Manager of the company’s Kuwait business, effective January 2018. In his new role, Wassim will be responsible for maintaining GBM Kuwait’s customer relationships, the growth of the local business, as well as the skills development of GBM employees in Kuwait. Wassim, who boasts 28 years of industry […]


Forcepoint strengthens regional operations through key executive appointments

Global cybersecurity vendor Forcepoint previously strengthened regional operations through key executive appointments. The EMEA sales leadership team has brought in Mahmoud-Samy Ibrahim to lead emerging markets and he will focus on Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Russia CIS. Ibrahim has joined as Area Vice President at Forcepoint, EMEA Emerging Markets. He was previously Regional Director […]


Eutelsat appoints Gerry O’Sullivan as Executive Vice President, Global TV

Eutelsat Communications has appointed Gerry O’Sullivan as Executive Vice President, Global TV and Video. In his new role he will drive the product development strategy that ensures that Eutelsat continues to offer customers the most innovative video services across its global footprint. Video, Eutelsat’s most longstanding activity, accounts for 65% of the Group’s business. Eutelsat’s […]


Digital Shadows appoints Samantha Murphy head of Customer Success

Digital Shadows, a global vendor in digital risk management and threat intelligence, announced key appointments to its management team designed to scale the business in support of company growth following Series C funding earlier in the year. Digital Shadows has appointed Samantha Murphy to the post of Vice President Customer Success, tasked in leading the […]


There are no bad employees, only bad managers, says Claude Schuck at Veeam

As the Regional Manager for Africa at Veeam, Claude Schuck’s current role is to head and lead a team across Africa. This is for the growth of Veeam and to strengthen its channel market not only in South Africa but also across the rest of the continent. Schuck is an IT industry veteran with more […]


Launching tomorrow’s telecom brands – Sandeep Saihgal

Sandeep Saihgal is CEO and Co-founder of tchannl, a strategic partner for telecommunication and consumer electronic businesses across Middle East and Africa. Saihgal has previously established and headed various operations in different regions including Middle East and Africa, India and Europe, and also within various market segments including telecommunications, air conditioning, home appliances, consumer electronics […]


Blending empowerment, processes, technology – Hozefa Saylawala

Zebra Technologies transacts 100% of its business in the region through channels. As the head of the sales organisation, growth and expansion of channel business is Saylawala’s key responsibility alongside business development with end-customers. For Saylawala, the most exciting part of his job role is the opportunity to engage with CXOs across diverse industry verticals […]


SAS promotes Alaa Youssef to Managing Director for Middle East

Analytics software vendor SAS has promoted Alaa Youssef to Managing Director for its Middle East operations. In this expanded role, he will have additional management responsibilities in the Middle East for the Gulf and Emerging Markets sales and operations teams, as well as his already existing management of sales and operations in SAS Saudi Arabia. […]


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