Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 25 | Page 24

MID E EAS DL ID AL I O N E L S G E R ANN CH DLE E The new country manager for A10 Networks is to focus on continuing the company’s success in KSA. NEW KSA COUNTRY MANAGER TO DRIVE BUSINESS GROWTH 24 Al ob a The government has identified Digital Transformation as one of the key mechanisms to achieve its aspirations of being a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation. Mohammed Al-Moneer, Regional Vice President of Sales – MENA at A10 Networks, said: “As part of Saudi Vision 2030, the government has identified Digital Transformation as one of the key mechanisms to achieve its aspirations of being a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation. Closely aligned with this vision, A10 Networks has a very strong value proposition for government and private organisations by offering market leading AI driven application and network security solutions including hyperscale 5G security, DDoS protection and multicloud application visibility, analytics and automation. “Abdulmajeed brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience of the technology industry. “We believe that under his leadership, we will be able to expand our reach, share A10 Networks technology advantages and A bdulmajeed Alobailan, the new country manager for KSA for A10 Networks, will drive business growth by planning and executing channel and marketing strategies. Alobailan started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Saudi Arabia, managing the IT infrastructure across branches and embassies around the world. He later moved to the General Authority of Civil Aviation, where his role was to leverage the cloud infrastructure across all Saudi airports, which ultimately led to him being one of the co-founder’s of Saudi Aviation Information Technology (SAVIT) spearheading smart airport initiatives for the aviation sector in Saudi Arabia. Over the years, Alobailan enjoyed establishing relationships with disruptive technology leaders and providers globally to adopt Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. ila n, A 10 Netw o a r S fo er g a n ma rks’ new country add even more value to Saudi Arabia’s cyberdefence initiatives in the public and private sector.” Alobailan’s immediate focus is on establishing a technology roadmap for Saudi Arabia aligned with A10 Networks’ corporate strategy and bringing the company’s disruptive technologies to key enterprise customers in Saudi. He will spearhead the development of an A10 Networks’ Saudi Lab that will develop innovative solutions catering to the specific needs of the local market. Another focus area will be on enablement of the Technical Assistance Centre (TAC) in Riyadh for local support to strategic partners and customers.