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Yamen Gueddes

Sr. Sales Director Middle East at Nokia
21.0 yrs experienceTelecommunications
Mar 2025

The move

MoveInfinera → Nokia
TitleRVP Sales Middle East → Sr. Sales Director Middle East
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE12.5
Total experience21.0 years
Nokia headcount10,001+ employees
Nokia industryTelecommunications
Nokia HQEspoo, Southern Finland
Nokia typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Sr. Sales Director Middle EastMar 2025 — Present
    Nokia· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. RVP Sales Middle EastOct 2021 — Mar 2025
    Infinera· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. General Manager Middle East & EgyptMay 2021 — Oct 2021
    Tejas Networks· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Sales Director Middle East & EgyptMar 2020 — Oct 2021
    Tejas Networks· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Head of Sales Global Entreprise & Public SectorMar 2017 — Feb 2020
    Nokia· Knowledge Village, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. Head of Sales MENAMar 2014 — Feb 2017
    Infinera· Dubai, UAE
  7. Sr. Account Manager ON ME CTMay 2012 — Feb 2014
    Nokia· Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia
  8. Senior Transport Sales ArchitectMay 2009 — Apr 2012
    Nokia· Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia
  9. Solutions Sales Manager IP connectivity and transportMar 2006 — Apr 2009
    Nokia· Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia
  10. Technical Bid Manager & Trainer for NGM/SDH/DWDMDec 2004 — Mar 2006
    Siemens· Munich Area, Germany

Education

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • Arabic
  • German

Top skills

DWDMIPLTENSNPre-salesTransmission

About

Innovative, analytical, and strategy-driven Senior Business Development and Sales Management professional with global experience employing extensive technical and sales skills to drive successful sales initiatives across worldwide telecommunication markets. Expertise in managing large-scale programs, projects and big sales volumes. Qualified Transmission solutions with experience in sales/pre-sales, Account management, training and product/network engineering solutions to the carrier and corporate enterprise markets. Provision of end to end transmission network engineering solutions including systems engineering, technical account sales and business development support, technical/commercial presentations to client base, responding to tender (RFI/RFP/RFQ) and internal/external training on n

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