Situation professionnelle
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Résumé
A visionary chief executive with more than 20 years of strategic, managerial, operational, and technical leadership in the technology sector, across the Middle East. A noteworthy turnaround specialist with a proven track-record of building dynamic, innovative organizations and driving robust growth and profitability within complex, rapidly-evolving business environments. Known to lead major change and integration initiatives, including market-shifting mergers and acquisitions. Solid history of successfully expanding product lines, market share, and overall growth through Joint Ventures and M&A. Solid understanding of Technology, Defense, Home Land Security (HLS), Energy, and public sectors.
Areas of Interest:
•Integrated Operations, Command & Control Centers, C4I, C5I, C4ISR, C2M
•Safe City / Smart City / Physical Security / Data Centers
•Big Data / Data Fusion
•Data-Driven Growth
•Technology Integration
•Artificial Intelligence (AI)
•Digital Security / Cybersecurity
•Digital Transformation
Proud to deliver optimum effectiveness, focus on attracting, building and retaining a diverse, engaged, and productive workforce of talented employees over a variety of functions and business units. Quickly read a situation, create a strategy, and execute plans. Developing and nurturing important internal and external stakeholder relationships is a key strength. A dedicated change-agent, I enjoy thinking strategically, leading in efficiency, and anticipating future industry trends.
Notable achievements include:
•$350m winning bid for the single largest technology integration project ever negotiated in ME
•Tripled company valuation from $60m to $182m in just 5 years
•Created an $8m net free income increase through a strategic JV
•Won $115m of new hardware and consumables business while landing multi-million-dollar deals with leading telecom, petrochemical, and government organizations, including ARAMCO, Emirates Airlines, & Etisalat.
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Expériences professionnelles
Regional vice president (north gulf)- sales
Huawei Middle East , Doha - Chef d'entreprise
De Mai 2018 à Aujourd'hui

As a leading ICT solutions provider ($100B), Huawei is dedicated to creating customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships. Huawei have established end-to-end capabilities and strengths across the carrier networks, enterprise, consumer, and cloud computing fields. Huawei products and solutions have been deployed in over 170 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population.
Managing director
SALAM TECHNOLOGY , Doha - CDI
De Août 2004 à Aujourd'hui
Salam Technology is a leading digital infrastructure systems integrator and technology solutions provider. Salam Technology specializes in IT, security, automation and telecommunications, Salam Technology provides cutting-edge technology solutions to help business clients maintain their competitive edge and be more innovative.
• Spearheaded merger of two business units (Omnix Qatar & Salam Technical Services) to establish Salam Technology, now valued at $200m, a subsidiary of Qatari conglomerate Salam International Investment.
• Responsible for strategic, financial, Net Profit, Cash flow, P&L, operational, technical planning and execution necessary to build a leading technology and systems integration firm within Qatar and the Middle East region, while supervising and mentoring an overall total staff of 530, spread across multiple functional units, with 9 senior manager and team leader report directly to me.
• Established new company philosophy & methodology to meet corporate objectives and align with market trends and forecasts.
• Developed new vision, mission, values and strategic plans for portfolio of companies, providing the foundation for technical and financial execution while building a strong business pipeline valued at over $850m.
Selected Achievements
• Directed company’s turnaround, including strong profitability within 9 months of takeover, averaging 17% YoY growth for 13 consecutive profitable years, with 43% ROCE, resulted in positive cash flow and generating $38m as an economic adding value to the shareholders (EVA).
• Repeatedly, overachieved set budget, goals and KPIs
• Led organization through a major restructuring (Value Creation Plan), which tripled company valuation from $60m (2011) to $182m (2016) while creating new revenue through new product and service offerings.
• Won a bid for the single largest technology integration project ever negotiated within the Middle East at $380m. (2016)
• Strategically positioned the company for a potential acquisition by telecom giant Ooredoo Group, with a confirm valuation of $200m (2016-2017)
• Implemented ISO 9001:2008, 27001 and 14001 to counteract deficiencies, improving productivity and profitability.
• Attracted new business, implemented operational efficiencies, standardized processes, and introduced automated tools to increase gross margins by 13%, reduce operating expenses by 21.5%, and improve market share by 18%.
• Effectively contributed to the overall group topline & bottom-line by 18% & 22% respectively
• Spearheaded new office automation BU by negotiating strategic joint venture with Canon, Inc., resulting in a net free cash income increase of $8m. (2014)
• Introduced over 8 JVs to augment and accelerate growth.
Board Member | Augmented Growth & JVs
Successfully, established 8 newly JVs, that diversified the portfolio of Salam Technology within adjacent business, and I assumed a voting board member seat in the following JVs.
Regional salaes manager
HP Inc
De Janvier 2002 à Septembre 2004
Recruited as a member of the IPG leadership team, focused on large-scale corporate customers, accountable for the regional balanced scorecard of revenue, margin, and market share metrics. Drove strategic growth plan for the Imaging & Printing Group (IPG) by developing a robust strategic business plan and performance management system. Directedly Manage a team of 8 sales, 6 technical leads, and 3 administrators across 11 countries. Managed a network of 23 direct partners (Tir-1) across the Gulf, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt. Sharply, enhanced indirect sales model, resulting in the generation of a steady revenue stream at a lower cost. Attended to the top 3 lighthouse clients and other large-scale corporate customers.
• Shortly, built a $280m healthy proven pipeline with a 70% closing rate.
• Overachieved targets for 3 consecutive halves by 23%, 36%, and 87% respectively.
• Won $115m of new hardware and consumables business while landing multi-million-dollar deals with leading telecom, petrochemical, and government organizations, including ARAMCO, Emirates Airlines, UAE Ministry of Education, and Etisalat.
• Managed a network of 23 direct partners (Tir-1) across the Gulf, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt; enhanced indirect sales model, resulting in the generation of a steady revenue stream at a lower cost.
Regional general manager
ABB Enterprise Software (Indus International) - CDI
De Octobre 1998 à Janvier 2002
In 2005, ABB Enterprise Software acquired Indus International. Indus was one of the world’s leading providers of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, improving business performance through enhanced management of company assets. Directly, competing with Oracle, SAP and Maximo. Earning fast promotion, I was responsible for key accounts including high-level governmental agencies such as RSAD, RSADF, BDO, Royal Oman Navy Forces, and UAE GHQ. When Indus established headquarters in Dubai Internet City (DIC), I oversaw all legal, commercial, and managerial issues.
• Developed a $54m sales pipeline (with balanced mix license & services) which included many multi-million-dollar software licensing projects for defense (RSAF, RSADF, KOC)
• Directly managed 8 sales and service professionals.
Formations complémentaires
Advanced Certificate
BABSON College - Entrepreneurship & Innovation (E&I)
2015 à 2015
BSc Engineering
University of Qatar - Electrical & Communications Engineering
1982 à 1987
Executive Master of Business Administration (eMBA)
HEC Paris - Entrepreneurship & Innovation (E&I)
2015 à 2016
Parcours officiels
Langues
Arabe - Langue maternelle
Anglais - Courant
Compétences
Centres d'intérêt
- Integrated Operations
- Command & Control Centers
- C4I
- C5I
- C4ISR
- C2M
- Big Data / Data Fusion
- Technology Integration / Data Centers / Cloud Computing
- Internet of things (IoT)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Digital Security / Cybersecurity
- Safe Cit...