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Paul Park

Regional Director | Smart & Safe Cities | Defence & Security | Public Safety | Digital Industries | Video Surveillance | Advanced Analytics and AI | C4ISR | SaaS | Business Development | Sales | Strategy | Consultancy
Director37.3 yrs experiencePublic Safety
NEWMay 2026

The move

MoveNEOM → Frequentis
TitlePublic Safety - Technology Implementation & Operations → Regional Sales Director - MENA - Public Safety
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Dubai
Tenure at NEOM1.5 years
Career velocity8th employer in 39y
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE12.5
Total experience37.3 years

Career arc

  1. Regional Sales Director - MENA - Public SafetyMay 2026 — Present
    Frequentis· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Public Safety - Technology Implementation & OperationsOct 2024 — Apr 2026
    NEOM
  3. Regional Director, MENATJul 2022 — Jul 2024
    Milestone Systems· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Director of Digital IndustriesOct 2017 — Jul 2022
    Etisalat UAE· Dubai, UAE
  5. Head of Public Safety, Security & DefenceJan 2012 — Oct 2017
    Ericsson· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. Business Development ManagerOct 2002 — 2011
    Thales
  7. Systems Engineering ManagerSep 2000 — Sep 2002
    Airbus Defence and Space· Stevenage, United Kingdom
  8. Project/Engineering Manager at the Defence Communications & Services Agency (DCSA)1987 — 2000
    UK Ministry of Defence

Education

Top skills

Engineering ManagementProduct ManagementDefenceSystem DesignSystems EngineeringChange Management

About

Paul is a high-achieving business executive with 30+ years of global experience in the Defence & Security, Government, Public Safety, and Enterprise domains. Strong track record of devising and implementing strategy, business development, sales, winning, delivering and managing complex, large-scale, multi-vendor integration and Digital Transformation programmes e.g. Smart & Safe Cities, as-a-Service (aaS) implementations, Cloud, IoT, Advanced AI and Analytics, Mission Critical Surveillance and Communications, Command & Control (C2/C4ISR) Systems, Border Security. With experience of $multi-million CAPEX and OPEX accountability, Paul initially lived and worked in the UK, then lived in Paris for 3 years and Riyadh for 2 years before moving to Dubai in Dec 2011

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