United Arab Emirates
20+ years at Microsoft leading cybersecurity, cloud, and digital transformation across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. I currently lead a regional organization of 40+ professionals including managers, sales executives, architects, and specialists, accountable for a $1B+ annual portfolio across Azure, security, and modern work solutions. I operate at the intersection of commercial leadership and deep technical expertise, partnering with ministers, regulators, CISOs, and boards to drive secure cloud adoption, Zero Trust strategies, and regulatory-compliant digital transformation in highly regulated environments including government, financial services, and critical infrastructure. Over two decades I have built and led teams across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, scaling organizations, developing leaders, and delivering outcomes across some of the most complex and regulated markets in the world.
Lead Microsoft's Security business in the Netherlands, responsible for strategy, growth, and customer success across Security, Compliance, Identity, and AI portfolios. Partner with enterprise customers, public sector organizations, regulators, and strategic partners to strengthen cyber resilience, accelerate secure AI adoption, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Advise CIOs, CISOs, and government stakeholders on cybersecurity strategy, Zero Trust adoption, and secure digital transformation.
Lead a team of 40+ sales executives, managers, architects, and specialists across the Middle East and Africa, accountable for a $1B+ annual portfolio spanning Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Modern Work. Drove 55% YoY cloud revenue growth across enterprise and public sector segments. Built and scaled co-sell motions with GSIs, MSSPs, and regional VARs, accelerating pipeline by 25% and expanding coverage into underserved markets. Partner closely with engineering, marketing, partner teams, and government relations to orchestrate large-scale secure cloud adoption across high-growth and regulated markets.
Led Microsoft's cybersecurity strategy for public sector organizations across MEA including governments, defense, education, and healthcare. Collaborated with regional GSIs and MSSPs to co-develop and deploy SOCs, threat intelligence frameworks, and compliance architectures aligned with national security mandates. Expanded Microsoft's security footprint across 5+ MEA countries through targeted channel and partner strategies. Served as trusted advisor to ministers and C-level stakeholders, influencing national ICT and cybersecurity roadmaps and enabling large-scale cloud transformation programs.