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Imran Patel

Strategic Account Director | Salesforce | Middle East | UAE & KSA | Helping Enterprises Realise Digital Transformation Value | Education Advocate | Parent Governor & Board Member (Hockerill College) | Board of Trustees
29.2 yrs experienceComputer Software
Mar 2021

The move

MoveDhila Foundation → Salesforce
TitleCareer Break / Philanthropist → Senior Strategic Account Director – Middle East
LocationLondon → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE5.2
Total experience29.2 years
Salesforce headcount10,001+ employees
Salesforce industrySoftware Development
Salesforce HQSan Francisco, California
Salesforce typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Parent Governor & Board Member (Board of Trustees)Oct 2023 — Present
    Hockerill Anglo-European College· Bishop’s Stortford, England, United Kingdom· Part-time
  2. Senior Strategic Account Director – Middle EastMar 2021 — Present
    Salesforce· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Career Break / PhilanthropistOct 2019 — Feb 2021
    Dhila Foundation· London, England, United Kingdom· Part-time
  4. PhilanthropistSep 2016 — Present
    Dhila Foundation· London, England, United Kingdom· Part-time
  5. Senior Enterprise Account Director – Media, Entertainment & TelcoApr 2016 — Oct 2019
    Adobe· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
  6. Senior Account Director - Strategic Accounts EMEAJan 2015 — Apr 2016
    Comscore, Inc.· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
  7. EMEA Vertical Sales Lead & Enterprise Sales Director – UK Media / PublishingJan 2013 — Dec 2014
    comScore, Inc.· London, United Kingdom
  8. Regional Account DirectorJan 2010 — Dec 2012
    comScore, Inc.· London, United Kingdom
  9. Senior Sales ManagerJan 2008 — Dec 2009
    Nedstat· London, United Kingdom
  10. Senior Account ManagerJan 2006 — Dec 2007
    Nedstat· London, United Kingdom
  11. Account ManagerApr 2005 — Dec 2005
    Nedstat· London, United Kingdom
  12. Account ManagerJan 2004 — Mar 2005
    Premier IT Group
  13. UK Press Monitoring ManagerSep 1999 — Dec 2003
    Press Index· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
  14. Tele-Canvassing ManagerAug 1995 — Sep 1998
    Safe Style UK· Blackburn, United Kingdom· Part-time

Education

Languages

  • Gujrati
  • Urdu
  • Arabic
  • English
  • Punjabi

Top skills

E-commerceConversion OptimizationWeb AnalyticsOnline MarketingMobile MarketingDigital Marketing

About

Highly experienced successful Account Director partnering with customers driving their Digital Transformation to meet their business objectives. Managing enterprise strategic customers and orchestrating across the global business mobilising teams delivering business outcomes enabled by transformative technologies and solutions. Building trusted C-suite relationships through engagements focused on driving the customer’s desired business outcomes using technologies. Leading Digital Transformation discussions through best-in-class virtual engagements.  Managing and coordinating the global team and ecosystem to bring the best of technology to help customers deliver their business goals. Extensive Business Development experience working with Digital, Advertisement, eCommerce channels across

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