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Mardig Z.

Regional Sales Director - MEA at LiveAction | Network Intelligence, Observability & Cyber Resilience | Enterprise & Strategic Accounts
19.2 yrs experienceComputer & Network Security
Mar 2026

The move

MoveCloudflare BlueCat
TitleSenior Account Director- Middle East Regional Sales Director - Middle East & Africa | BlueCat (LiveAction Business Unit)
LocationUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Career arcRooted in UAE
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE17.2
Total experience19.2 years
BlueCat headcount201-500 employees
BlueCat industrySoftware Development
BlueCat HQToronto, Ontario
BlueCat typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Regional Sales Director - Middle East & Africa | BlueCat (LiveAction Business Unit)Mar 2026 — Present
    BlueCat· United Arab Emirates
  2. Senior Account Director- Middle East2024 — 2026
    Cloudflare· United Arab Emirates
  3. Strategic Account Director - Defence, National Security and Telcos, Middle East2020 — 2023
    BeyondTrust· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. Regional Sales Manager, Defence, National Security, Law Enforcement - Middle East2018 — 2020
    Splunk· UAE
  5. Director - Cyber Defence, National Security and Intelligence, UAE2016 — 2018
    BAE Systems Applied Intelligence· UAE
  6. Defence, Law Enforcement, Intelligence and National Security Sector Manager2012 — 2016
    Help AG· UAE
  7. Business Development Manager - Middle East2008 — 2012
    ENCODE S.A.· UAE
  8. Market Research Executive (KSA & Kuwait)2004 — 2006
    MEMRB· KSA and Kuwait

Education

Languages

  • Arabic
  • French
  • English
  • Greek

Top skills

Network Performance IntelligenceMENANetwork Telemetry AnalyticsNetwork Telemetry & AnalyticsPacket Capture & AnalysisNetwork Intelligence

About

Enterprise sales leader with 15+ years operating at the intersection of cybersecurity, network intelligence, and national-scale digital infrastructure across the Middle East. Throughout my career I have partnered with some of the region’s most critical organizations across government, defence, telecommunications, and financial services to solve complex security and network challenges where performance, resilience, and trust are non-negotiable.

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