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Tarek El Gani

Senior Vice President
34.2 yrs experienceElectrical & Electronic Manufacturing
Nov 2021

The move

MoveABB Algeria ABB
TitleCountry Managing Director Algeria & Tunisia (annual business 300MUSD) Senior Vice President North & Western Africa to achieve No1 position (annual business 175MUSD)
LocationDubai Casablanca-Settat
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates Morocco
Native languageArabic, Italian, English, French
Years in UAE13.2
Total experience34.2 years
ABB headcount10,001+ employees
ABB industryAutomation Machinery Manufacturing
ABB HQZurich, ZH
ABB typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Senior Vice President North & Western Africa to achieve No1 position (annual business 175MUSD)Nov 2021 — Present
    ABB· Casablanca-Settat, Morocco· Full-time
  2. Country Managing Director Algeria & Tunisia (annual business 300MUSD)Oct 2014 — Nov 2021
    ABB Algeria
  3. VP - Regional Sales, Marketing & Business Dev. -India Middle East Africa (annual volume 500MUSD)Aug 2011 — Oct 2014
    ABB· Dubai - UAE
  4. General Manager - Gulf subregion and Pakistan (annual business 200MUSD)Jan 2008 — Aug 2011
    ABB· Dubai - UAE
  5. Sales Manager - Gulf subregion and PakistanJan 2007 — Dec 2007
    ABB· United Arab Emirates
  6. ABB Italy Resident Area Manager - Resident In DubaiJun 2001 — Dec 2006
    ABB· United Arab Emirates
  7. ABB Italy Area Manager - resident in TurkeyJan 2000 — Jun 2001
    ABB· Istanbul, Turkey
  8. ABB Italy Sales EngineerApr 1999 — Jan 2000
    ABB· Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
  9. System EngineerJun 1993 — Apr 1999
    Otis Elevator Company s.a.l.· Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  10. Junior Project ManagerJun 1992 — Feb 1993
    Otis Elevator Company s.a.l.· Naples, Campania, Italy
  11. Talent Program - OTIS UniversitySep 1991 — Jun 1992
    Otis Elevator Company s.a.l.· Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Education

Languages

  • Arabic · Native or bilingual
  • Italian · Native or bilingual
  • English · Native or bilingual
  • French · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Team IntegrationManagementVice PresidentsPricing PolicyChannel PartnersC-Level Leadership

About

PROFILE & CAREER JOURNEY Tarek El Gani (Electromechanical Engineer, MBA from Istituto Enrico Mattei in Milan). As C-Level Manager, ABB Global Management sponsored him for 1 year Senior Leadership program at IMD Lausanne, Switzerland in 2009. OTIS ELEVATORS IN EUROPE (1992 – 1999) His 7 years career in Milan with cross-functional roles in Europe (business development, marketing, project management with SI, sales & technical support B2B & service, customer feedback for continuous improvement, delivering well-engineered global elevator model. ABB SACE ITALY FOR GLOBAL MARKET (1999 – 2007) ABB SACE Milan, offered him senior position from Area Manager for Africa to Resident Manager Turkey, Resident Manager Dubai for ME region, wherein he established robust & efficient product portfolio, co

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