Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 24 | Page 54

INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS New General Manager appointed at SPECTRAMI capability in building business momentum, Ali brings an expansive portfolio of skills acquired over several years of experience working with clients in the public and private sector, financial services and oil and gas industries. “I am very excited to join one of the few respectable names in the distribution business in the region,” said Ali. “Egypt is my home and is also home to one of the company’s Vendor Extension Model (VEM) model in Egypt, Levant and all across North Africa. Prior to joining SPECTRAMI, Ali served as a country manager for LogRhythm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and led the development of its business in the Kingdom. Prior to that, Ali spent more than seven years with Intel Security as the Regional Manager for Egypt, Levant and Western Saudi Arabia. In addition to his proven In addition to his proven capability in building business momentum, Ali brings an expansive portfolio of skills acquired over several years of experience. eading value-added distributor, SPECTRAMI has appointed Yasser Ali as the General Manager for Egypt, Levant and North Africa. Based in Cairo, Ali will be responsible for accelerating the growth of business and maintaining customer, partner and vendor relationships by implementing the L Ge ne ra l Ma nag er fo h ort d N r Egypt, Levant an a ric Af fastest growing economies in this part of the world. We have very aggressive plans for the Egyptian market and our target for the next three years is to put SPECTRAMI among the top players in the country.” |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Bitdefender to accelerate ME growth with appointment of new regional leader B 54 enhancements – specifically around enablement, deal protection and margin growth – to the partner programme over the next 12–18 months. “I have been closely tracking Bitdefender’s growth over the last few years and have been particularly impressed by their innovation – a big reason why today itdefender, a global cybersecurity leader protecting more than 500 million systems across 150 countries, has announced the appointment of Tarek Kuzbari as Regional Director for the Middle East. The move is part of Bitdefender’s strategy to expand its enterprise business in the region by capitalising on the growing market for network traffic analytics (NTA) solutions. Assuming responsibility for Bitdefender’s operations in the region, Kuzbari will focus on growing Bitdefender’s enterprise sales, particularly in the government, finance, telco, manufacturing and healthcare sectors. With a 100% channel driven go-to- market strategy in the Middle East, Kuzbari will also focus on expanding Bitdefender’s channel ecosystem and will work closely with the channel team to rollout several With a 100% channel driven go- to-market strategy in the Middle East, Kuzbari will also focus on expanding Bitdefender’s channel ecosystem and will work closely with the channel team. ar i is th e n ew Regi onal E le i dd he M t r o f Director t as over 500 million endpoints are protected by Bitdefender technology,” he said. “Bitdefender is on a strong growth trajectory here in the Middle East and I look forward to leading the regional team on this journey.”