Safadi will work closely together with the Senior Management Team of the Dubai based Headquarter and will be the driving force in setting up in-country operations in both countries, including the formation of the subsidiaries, staffing, budget planning, credit control, logistics and service. Prior to his appointment Safadi served as Sales Director of Almasa IT Distribution for more than ten years and enjoys an excellent reputation with resellers and channel partners in the region.
Frank Sheu, CEO of Almasa IT Distribution, commented on the expansion plans:
"We have carefully analysed the markets of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt from a distribution perspective over the last couple of month and are convinced that these emerging markets offer a great opportunity for our company to extend both its business operations and geographical coverage. We will undertake major investments in local staff and onsite warehousing facilities over the next month in recognition of the markets' potential. We are not only talking about extending our geographical coverage and enhancing customer value, but we will clearly deliver and meet this objective. Both the Saudi Arabian and Egyptian customers will benefit from our expansion in various aspects: Almasa IT Distribution is one of the leading IT distributors in the region and this goes along with strong warehousing capabilities and credit facilities as well as unrivalled knowledge of the channel."
Due to Abdul Rahman Safadi's new role and responsibilities, Manoj Panchal will gradually take over the role as Sales Director for the UAE sales operations. Panchal joined Almasa IT Distribution in November 2006 and has over twelve years experience in Sales & Marketing in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East region. Prior to joining Almasa IT Distribution Panchal worked with IT Solutions Providers such as Alpha Data, leading Regional Distributors such as TechData and Mindware as well as vendors.
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