INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Aruba appoints Jacob Chacko as new
regional lead for Middle East
ruba, 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 Jacob has close to 21 years of experience in
the networking industry and his experience
across sales, channel, distribution and
with partners, alliances and associates,
strengthening Aruba’s position in the region.
Based out of Dubai, he will report directly to
Jose Vasco, the company’s Regional Director,
Central Europe, Middle East and Africa.
“Jacob has been with HPE for the last nine
years and he has worked across the spectrum
of the business. I am confident that his
knowledge about the business and his techno
commercial acumen will surely be of great
value and help us grow the regional business. category will give an impetus to our efforts in
the region and take our business to the next
level,” said Jose Vasco.
Commenting on his appointment, Jacob
said: “I am excited to be a part of this team.
2019 will be an important year of change in
the networking industry as innovations from
recent years begin to reach the crest of their
impact, and a variety of new technologies
just hitting the market now will pave the
way for future innovation in the coming
Jacob will assume responsibility of
the regional sales organisation.
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exans, a global leader in cables and
cabling systems, has appointed Arafat
Yousef as Managing Director of the LAN
Systems Business Unit in Middle East and
Africa (MEA).
In his new role, Arafat will be
responsible for driving Nexans Cabling
Solutions’ business growth, strengthening
its channel network and expanding the
company’s reach by focusing on newer
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markets in the MEA region with a
renewed focus.
Arafat Yousef brings with him over
22 years of experience in the regional IT
and structured cabling industry. Prior
to joining Nexans, Arafat held a number
of senior roles with well-established
organisations such as Corning, 3M, Leviton
and CNS. As an accomplished industry
veteran, he brings to Nexans strong domain
experience, leadership skills and in-depth
market knowledge, which have helped him
forge strong relationships with regional
private and public sector businesses and
the channel.
Speaking on his role, Arafat Yousef
said: “This is an exciting time to join
Nexans Cabling Solutions. At a time,
when organisations in the MEA region are
accelerating their Digital Transformation
journeys and governments are investing
in building stronger infrastructure for the
future, I see tremendous potential for
Nexans’ innovative LAN cabling solutions in
the region.
“I look forward to building stronger
relationships with our customers, partners
and IT consultants with a renewed focus on
offering solutions.”
In his new role, Arafat will be
responsible for driving Nexans
Cabling Solutions’ business growth,
strengthening its channel network
and expanding the company’s
reach by focusing on newer
markets in the MEA region with
a renewed focus.