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NetApp appoints Saeed Al-Zahrani as General Manager to lead Saudi Arabia growth strategy
Strengthens local leadership as part of long-term commitment to national digital priorities and Vision 2030.
NetApp, the intelligent data infrastructure company, has appointed Saeed Al-Zahrani as General Manager for Saudi Arabia to further reinforce its commitment to the Kingdom’ s Digital Transformation agenda.
In this role, Al-Zahrani will be responsible for driving NetApp’ s local strategy, deepening public and private sector partnerships and enabling customers to unlock greater value from their data.
With nearly two decades of experience within Saudi Arabia’ s evolving technology landscape, Al-Zahrani has held senior leadership roles at organisations such as
Nutanix, Solutions by stc, Oracle, LinkedIn and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Over the course of his career, Al-Zahrani has consistently championed customercentric innovation, Digital Transformation and operational excellence, helping both public and private sector entities embrace technology more strategically.
“ Saeed’ s strategic vision, deep customer relationships and passion for execution make him the perfect leader to scale our business in Saudi Arabia,” said Suhail Hasanain, Senior Director and General Manager, Middle East and Africa at NetApp.“ His appointment reinforces our long-term commitment to supporting the Kingdom’ s economic diversification and Digital Transformation agendas.”
Reflecting on his new role, Saeed Al-Zahrani, said:“ Saudi Arabia is going
Saeed Al-Zahrani, General Manager, NetApp
through a truly transformative journey and I am looking forward to working with our customers, partners and the wider ecosystem to accelerate Saudi Arabia’ s journey toward a data-driven, AI-enabled future.”
Al-Zahrani’ s appointment comes as NetApp deepens its regional footprint following the opening of its new headquarters in Riyadh earlier this year.
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