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Sherif Fahim

Regional Business Head – Operational Strategies & Transformational Leader
26.4 yrs experienceInformation Technology & Services
Jan 2025

The move

MoveEtisalat UAE e& UAE
TitleDirector Senior Director
LocationUnited Arab Emirates Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE20.3
Total experience26.4 years
e& UAE headcount10,001+ employees
e& UAE industryTelecommunications
e& UAE HQAbu Dhabi
e& UAE typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Senior DirectorJan 2025 — Present
    e& UAE· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. DirectorJan 2023 — Present
    Etisalat UAE· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Regional Director- End To End business MEAJan 2021 — Dec 2022
    Huawei· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Head Of Business Solutions MESANov 2017 — Nov 2020
    HP· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Head Of DepartmentJan 2015 — Oct 2017
    Samsung Electronics· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  6. Regional Sales ManagerAug 2010 — Jan 2015
    Canon Middle East· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  7. Regional Area Sales ManagerAug 2006 — Jan 2010
    Canon Middle East· United Arab Emirates
  8. Business development ManagerJan 1999 — Jul 2006
    Xeox Egypt· Egypt· Full-time

Education

Languages

  • English · Native or bilingual
  • Arabic · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Market PlanningNew Business DevelopmentMarketingSales OperationsBudgetsBusiness Planning

About

A visionary and futuristic thought leader with 18 years of Diversified Operational and Leadership Experience across Different Roles, Countries, Business Lines and Market Environments, including channel & distribution business; covering B2B enterprise, SMB, and consumer segments; driving major opportunities and developing current & new business covering cloud computing & managed services. Successfully led integration of major changes, mergers and acquisitions that includes, change management, re-structuring and staffing, management of increasing number of staff and increasing breadth of responsibilities, talent management, creating and developing high performing teams with positive winning culture & deep collaboration in external and internal partnerships across Middle East & Africa. My exp

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