Koohiji Group appoints Managing Director of Group's Communication Services division

With 25 years of hands on experience in Europe, MEA and the Asian regions, Khan will lead the group's activity with vendors, operators and other partners to develop new products and services needed in the telecom sector.

Prior to joining the Koohiji Group, Khan held the position of Regional Director for 'Operator Sales Development' with Motorola - Mobile Devices, Dubai. He was responsible for operator sales strategy and execution in the MENA and Pakistan regions. Previously he led a senior business development level team across the emerging markets to win new cellular infrastructure deals with non-Motorola accounts.

This resulted in many major new accounts across the MEA region including the first nationwide WIMAX contract to be awarded globally. Khan has also worked with major telecom multinationals including British Telecom International, Saudi Telecom and Telecom Italia.

"We welcome Zoff Khan into the Koohiji fold and we are confident that his expertise on strategic sales development in the telecom industry will help address several telecom needs in the emerging markets. At the same time, his extensive knowledge on new technologies will further strengthen the market position of the Koohiji Communication Services Division," said SS Rajkumar, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Dubai based Koohiji Group.

Commented Khan, "With the strong growth of telecoms in the MEA and Asian regions coupled with its increased sophistication and challenges there is a need for operators and vendors to continually differentiate and improve versus the competition. Koohiji Communications Services will aspire to be a key telecom partner in the areas of customer care excellence, provision of content and applications and increasing ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) for operators through improvement of coverage quality. In my new role, along with my team, I hope to drive some path breaking products and solutions for our partners across the region."