Intel
names general manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Posted: 17 May 2004
Further strengthens managerial presence in key countries
around the region
Semir Al-Schamma has been appointed to the Intel management team
as General Manager of Intel’s GCC operations. His key role
will be to drive Intel’s efforts to further develop the market
and to provide understanding and usage of Intel’s offerings
within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC through his team
based in Riyadh and the UAE.
This appointment further demonstrates Intel’s commitment
to the Middle East, and specifically the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Al-Shamma will be working closely with fellow travellers and channel
members to help support the company’s business and help strengthen
the growth of the Information Technology sector as a whole in the
region.
Al Shamma started with Intel in 1990 as a validation engineer in
the company’s Santa Clara headquarters. Before moving to the
GCC in his new role, he managed Intel’s Software Enabling
Programme in Europe, Middle East and Africa, where he was instrumental
in forming and leading the team that supports over 25,000 software
developers throughout the region.
Al-Schamma grew up in Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
was among the first graduates from the College of Computer and Information
Sciences in 1987.
Also announced was the official appointment of Aysegul Ildeniz
as Intel’s Regional Director for the Middle East Turkey and
Africa which further demonstrates Intel’s commitment to the
business growth of the region.
Ildeniz has been Intel’s acting head of the region since
December 2003. Over the next year, she will be implementing strategic
business programmes for Intel in existing and new markets.
For more information see www.intel.com
Posted by Richard Price,
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