In a move designed to anticipate demand in the fast growing Saudi market, Sun Microsystems today appointed Hani Salman as country manager, to spearhead the company’s operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Based in Riyadh, Salman will be responsible for building Sun’s profile in key verticals such as the banking, telecoms, and government sectors. In his new role he will oversee the growth and development of the team to service Sun’s existing customer base, as well as ensuring that these customers have access to Sun’s full product range. Drawing on Salman’s vast experience in sales, marketing and the financial sector, Sun aims to further expand its reach and market share in the Saudi market.
Commenting on the new appointment, Chris Cornelius, Managing Director for Sun MENA said, “Saudi has been a key market for Sun, with a major part of our revenues for the region generated from this market. With the recent spurt of investments and growth in the Saudi economy, companies are looking to technology to ensure that they are delivering quality service to their customers, as competition becomes more of a reality. This is a great opportunity for us to show customers how our products and services are relevant to their business, whether they are an enterprise or SMBs, including demonstrating Sun’s Academic Initiative (SAI) to many of the universities in the Kingdom.”
Salman has over eighteen years of work experience servicing companies from a cross section of verticals. Prior to this appointment, Salman was the financial sector manager at Sun Microsystems MENA, managing a portfolio of leading clients including Mobily, SABIC and Saudi Post.
“Salman has worked closely with the Sun team in his previous job and has always exhibited a positive, go-getter team spirit. In his most recent role at Sun, Salman demonstrated his forte in the financial sector, with an exemplary track record in developing new businesses and strengthening relationship with Sun’s customers and vendors. He has all the qualities required to be a successful manager and we are sure Sun’s Saudi operation is in capable hands,” concluded Cornelius.
A Jordanian national, Salman holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications from Al Mansurah University, Cairo. He lives in Riyadh with his wife and three children.
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