Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 25 | Page 55

Orange Business Services appoints Sahem Azzam as Vice President for Middle East and Africa industry and networking space in several multinational organisations. He takes over the regional leadership position from Luc Serviant. Sahem will lead the Orange Business Services regional team from the Dubai headquarters, supported by offices in Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, South Africa and Turkey. He will focus on accelerating the growth of the business, leveraging partner ecosystem and innovation culture. Our ambition is to accelerate our growth in this very diverse region with unique opportunities across many industries, Sahem brings over 15 years of experience in the region to his new role. opportunities from the rapid digital business transformation across the region, which is creating a new operating landscape for enterprises and governments. “We are pleased to welcome Sahem Azzam, who will play a critical role in leading the regional team in the Middle East and Africa, supported by our strong range Business Services has announced the appointment of Sahem Azzam as Vice President Middle East and Africa. He is based in the regional headquarters at Dubai Silicon Oasis in the UAE. Sahem brings over 15 years of experience in the region to his new role, including sales and marketing management across the ICT am ap O po int e le idd d as or M the Vic e President f Ea a st including large and complex Smart City projects in the Arabian Gulf,” said Richard Van Wageningen, Senior Vice President for Indirect, Middle East, Africa, Russia (IMEAR), at Orange Business Services. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| P INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS Issue 25 My experience with IFS and in the IT industry has given me extensive experience and understanding of the challenges clients face. rt eg a a INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS has spent most of his professional career helping asset-intensive businesses in Europe, Middle East and Africa improve their Asset Lifecycle Management. He holds a Masters in Telecommunication Engineering, and brings extensive experience in the engineering, consulting and outsourcing services, with a primary focus on the energy, utility and telecommunications industry. “My experience with IFS and in the IT industry has given me extensive experience and understanding of the challenges clients face – in relation to budget, technology, integration and implementation,” said Luis Ortega. agero Group has appointed Luis Ortega as its Managing Director for its Middle East and Africa (MEA) operations to assist with Pagero’s growing operations as a leading cloud-based business network provider in the region. Businesses within the Middle East and Africa are increasingly adopting new technologies to enable faster and more efficient operations across purchase-to- pay, order-to-cash and logistics-to-pay (TMS) processes. With 25 years of experience in the engineering, consulting and outsourcing services, Luis will use his new role at Pagero to help customers within the region to overcome the challenges of managing infrastructure projects and convert these new technologies to real benefits, helping them to stay ahead of the competition in the process. Before joining Pagero, Luis was with IFS, a Pagero partner, for nearly six years and Pagero appoints Managing Director for Middle East and Africa n t a as | INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS s M ana g id in g D o M irector for Pager E dl e “With their regional and global network of partners, Pagero provides customers with the technology, customer service and support they need to tackle these challenges. This is why Pagero has emerged as an industry leader, and why I am excited to be part of the Pagero’s expanding team within the Middle East and Africa.” ˜ 55