INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Mimecast appoints Jeff Ogden to drive ME ops
Mimecast has appointed Jeff Ogden as
General Manager for the Middle East.
In his new role, Jeff will oversee the
company’s UAE operations and growth
in the region, and will be responsible for
educating organisations about evolving
cyberattacks and how to build a cyber
resilience strategy for email. Jeff has
been working in technology for over 35
years, 17 of which have been in IT security.
Under Jeff’s leadership, Mimecast will
continue to build a strong and loyal
channel programme, ensuring all resellers
share a deep knowledge of the company’s
technology and services, alongside a
commitment to customer experience.
Prior to joining Mimecast, previous
senior executive roles Jeff has held include
leading Symantec’s managed security
services and consulting division in the
Middle East. Jeff also set up Netcure
Middle East, a security consultancy and
integrator, part of the UAE’s largest IT
provider, Mideast Data Systems.
Pure Storage ropes in Matthieu Brignone from
Commvault to lead EMEA Channel
Pure Storage announced appointment
of Matthieu Brignone as Head of EMEA
Channel and Alliances. Brignone will
be responsible for driving high sales
participation, accelerating growth and
increasing profitability for partners. He
brings more than 20 years of proven sales
and management experience to the role.
Brignone joins Pure Storage from
Commvault. Prior to this, he was EMEA
Channel Sales Director and France Country
Manager at HP ESP Enterprise Security
Products. He has also held sales and
management roles with Quest Software,
WASATIS, Cisco, Trend Micro and Novell.
Brignone has a Bachelor in Computer
Sciences from the Universite de Rouen.
Saif Mashat moves
from IBM to VMware
as Saudi Arabia
Country Director
VMware announced appointment of
Saif M Mashat as VMware Saudi Arabia
Country Director. Saif will be responsible for
implementing and driving VMware’s growth
and development across the country at
a time when organisations are looking
to simplify and accelerate their digital
transformation in order to stay competitive.
Saif brings almost two decades of
experience in the IT industry, having earned
himself a reputation as a transformation
expert during his times in senior leadership
roles at IBM, SAP, Oracle and Microsoft, as
well as in a number of start-ups. He joins
from IBM Saudi Arabia’s Cloud Business Unit,
where he oversaw an operation comprising
of more than 40 professionals working across
cloud services, software and technical sales.
Khaled Al-Dhaher moves from HPE to
Accenture as Country MD in Saudi Arabia
Accenture appointed Khaled Al-Dhaher
as Country Managing Director for Saudi
Arabia. Al-Dhaher will be responsible
for managing operations and driving
Accenture’s digital consulting strategy
in Saudi Arabia. Al-Dhaher brings with
him considerable experience in delivering
state-of-the-art and innovative solutions in
industries ranging from financial services,
retail, wholesale and manufacturing to oil
and gas and distribution.
Prior to joining Accenture, Al-Dhaher
was the Managing Director for Hewlett
Packard Enterprise’s business in Saudi
Arabia, where he drove profitable
growth and market-share expansion
across HPE business groups. Earlier,
Khaled held numerous leadership roles
in the technology and banking solutions
practices of Microsoft, Oracle and other
multinational organizations. Al-Dhaher
holds a PhD in Computer Science and
Engineering from the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign.
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