Acision appoints Senior Vice President and GM for Middle East, Africa and Pakistan

With more than 20 years sales and marketing experience in the telecoms industry, Hamoudah will oversee the MEA and Pakistan operations and take responsibility for driving business development in the region as well as enhancing operator relationships.

Hamoudah joins Acision from Oracle where he was MEA Vice President of its Telecommunications, Transport & Media Industries division. Hamoudah was also a member of the Oracle EMEA Telecom Board, which defines Oracle's strategy and objectives for the telecoms industry across this region.

Prior to this, Hamoudah worked at both Motorola and IBM in sales and marketing managerial roles.

David King, Chief Operating Officer at Acision, commented:

"Having Sherif leading our Middle East, Africa and Pakistan team allows us to take a fresh approach to the region, while continuing with our goal to drive growth and expand our global reach with our messaging, mobile broadband, mobile marketing and charging solutions. This hire is further evidence of our commitment to this market, supporting operators roll out of new revenue generating services from within their networks."

"Acision is a well respected player in the MEA and Pakistan marketplace. My aim is to continue the good work already accomplished in this region and push ahead with Acision's strategy to create and cultivate new business opportunities as well as develop new revenue streams for operators. I have joined Acision during a period of solid, sustainable growth and I look forward to leveraging my experience to build upon and maintain positive, transparent relationships with the operator community and the MEA and Pakistan team," added Sherif Hamoudah, Acision Senior Vice President and General Manager for Middle East, Africa and Pakistan.