§ 03Experience

Two markets. Four launches. One trajectory.

A career spanning 24 years across Orange Jordan, FRIENDI Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Assr Commercial Group, Salam Mobile and Salam Telecom — from front-line operations to national commercial leadership.

Years in Telecom & Technology
24
roles
08
Market Experience
KSA · Jordan
Commercial Operator Launches
4

KSAJuly 2024 – Present

  1. Salam Telecom — logo

    01July 2024 – Present2 yrs 2 mosRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaCurrent

    Salam Telecom

    Consumer Indirect Sales Senior Director — Fixed & Mobile

    Scope

    Lead national indirect commercial strategy across fibre, 5G fixed-wireless access and mobile-broadband portfolios. The role combines channel governance, partner performance, customer-journey redesign, forecasting, analytics, franchise transformation and execution across a large direct and partner-led field organization.

    Selected Contributions

    • Lead national indirect strategy for fixed and mobile products across a large, multi-layer partner ecosystem.
    • Own channel governance, performance forecasting and commercial analytics through the partner hierarchy.
    • Rebuilt the end-to-end fixed-sales funnel and partner-led customer journey, including assisted onboarding and door-to-door execution.
    • Materially increased lead-to-sale conversion while reducing onboarding from several days to same-day activation.
    • Converted more than one hundred retail and modern-trade locations into a partner-owned franchise model.
    • Delivered a meaningful reduction in the associated cost base while improving accountability and scalability.
    • Built enterprise KPI dashboards and tiered incentives that produced strong forecast accuracy and double-digit productivity improvement.

    Capability Areas

    • Fixed & Mobile GTM
    • Fibre
    • 5G FWA
    • 5G MBB
    • Indirect Sales
    • Franchise Transformation
    • Partner Governance
    • Forecasting
    • Commercial Analytics
    • Customer Journey
  2. Salam Mobile — logo

    02January 2021 – July 20243 yrs 6 mosRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Salam Mobile

    Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Salam Telecom

    Director of Sales & Distribution — Mobile

    Scope

    Built and led the national sales organization for a greenfield mobile launch, with ownership across channel architecture, governance, forecasting, operations, partner performance and customer acquisition.

    Selected Contributions

    • Built the national commercial sales function from zero through launch and national scale.
    • Delivered hundreds of millions of riyals in annual gross mobile revenue and double-digit year-on-year growth.
    • Expanded the footprint across hundreds of retail stores and thousands of indirect points of sale.
    • Delivered hundreds of thousands of gross customer acquisitions during the launch year.
    • Grew the customer base and delivered double-digit improvements in conversion and topline performance.
    • Improved customer economics across the assignment period.
    • Sponsored CRM, Dealer Management System and omnichannel implementations.
    • Maintained strong customer-advocacy performance during large-scale acquisition.

    Capability Areas

    • Greenfield Launch
    • National Sales
    • Mobility
    • Distribution
    • Customer Acquisition
    • CRM
    • Dealer Management Systems
    • Omnichannel
    • Revenue Growth
    • Channel Expansion
  3. Assr Commercial Group — logo

    03February 2020 – January 202111 mosRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Assr Commercial Group

    Deputy Executive Director — Commercial & Sales

    Scope

    Led three concurrent mandates: a national B2B device and technology business, creation of the Allo commercial model and development of a proposed MVNO venture.

    Selected Contributions

    • Built a national B2B business across smartphones, IoT, customer-premises equipment and MiFi solutions.
    • Developed portfolio strategy, partnerships, pricing, forecasting and sales governance.
    • Created the complete Allo commercial model across product, pricing, marketing, sales organization, go-to-market and operations.
    • Delivered tens of thousands of customer acquisitions following implementation.
    • Led the development of a proposed MVNO venture.
    • Managed market assessment, host-operator evaluation, regulatory engagement and commercial modelling.
    • Developed a five-year commercial business case and supporting operating model.

    Capability Areas

    • B2B Technology
    • Devices
    • IoT
    • CPE
    • MiFi
    • Product Strategy
    • Go-to-Market
    • Financial Modelling
    • MVNO Strategy
    • Regulatory Engagement
  4. Virgin Mobile KSA — logo

    04September 2016 – January 20203 yrs 4 mosRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia

    Director of Sales & Business Development

    Scope

    Directed national sales strategy, business development, partnerships and enterprise execution, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.

    Selected Contributions

    • Led national sales strategy and enterprise execution.
    • Contributed to the company establishing a meaningful national market position.
    • Applied customer segmentation and commercial analytics to improve premium-segment performance.
    • Strengthened customer economics and ARPU management.
    • Built national pipeline governance and sales-capability practices.
    • Developed partner-management and performance disciplines that improved execution consistency.

    Capability Areas

    • National Sales
    • Business Development
    • Enterprise
    • Partnerships
    • Segmentation
    • Customer Economics
    • Pipeline Governance
  5. Virgin Mobile KSA — logo

    05March 2013 – September 20163 yrs 6 mosJeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia

    Regional Sales Director — Western & Southern Regions

    Scope

    Held regional commercial and P&L responsibility during the company's greenfield market launch.

    Selected Contributions

    • Led regional sales and channel performance across Western and Southern Saudi Arabia.
    • Built the regional direct-sales organization.
    • Expanded franchise and modern-trade execution.
    • Negotiated regional partner agreements.
    • Localized the operating model to regional market conditions.
    • Contributed to Virgin Mobile KSA's commercial launch.

    Capability Areas

    • Regional P&L
    • Direct Sales
    • Franchise
    • Modern Trade
    • Partner Negotiation
    • Market Launch
  6. FRIENDI Mobile — logo

    06October 2009 – March 20133 yrs 5 mosSaudi Arabia

    FRIENDI Mobile Saudi Arabia

    Connect Arabia

    Indirect Sales Manager

    Scope

    Built and accelerated the indirect distribution channel for a greenfield MVNO.

    Selected Contributions

    • Contracted a multi-distributor national network.
    • Activated thousands of retail sales points during the initial rollout.
    • Reached commercial targets materially ahead of plan.
    • Designed commission frameworks and stock-control governance.
    • Built partner-development programs supporting nationwide expansion.
    • Strengthened territory performance, availability and partner accountability.

    Capability Areas

    • MVNO
    • Indirect Sales
    • Distribution
    • Commissions
    • Inventory Governance
    • Partner Development
    • Market Entry
  7. FRIENDI Mobile — logo

    07March 2009 – October 20097 mosJordan

    FRIENDI Mobile Jordan

    Channels Distribution Manager

    Scope

    Designed the distribution and partner model supporting FRIENDI's Jordan market entry.

    Selected Contributions

    • Developed the national distribution strategy.
    • Established partner-selection criteria and commercial targets.
    • Designed commission and performance frameworks.
    • Built governance practices for market-entry execution.
    • Contributed to a meaningful first-year market position.

    Capability Areas

    • Market Entry
    • Channel Strategy
    • Partner Selection
    • Commercial Governance
    • Launch Execution
  8. Orange Jordan — logo

    082002 – 20097 yrsJordan

    Orange Jordan / MobileCom

    Distribution, Regional Sales & Retail Leadership

    Scope

    Career progression across distribution, regional sales and retail leadership: Distribution Account Manager (2007–2009), Regional Sales Developer (2005–2007), and Retail & Customer Care Executive (2002–2005).

    Selected Contributions

    • Delivered strong annual revenue growth in the Northern Region.
    • Managed a distribution channel responsible for the large majority of national sales delivery.
    • Expanded retailer and wholesaler coverage in underpenetrated markets.
    • Trained channel partners and converted market intelligence into commercial initiatives.
    • Chaired the MobileCom-to-Orange rebranding committee.
    • Launched the Orange VIP Lounge and University of Jordan laboratory.
    • Managed flagship retail, subscriptions, billing, sales and customer support.
    • Consistently performed against customer-service and commercial KPIs.

    Capability Areas

    • Distribution
    • Regional Sales
    • Retail
    • Customer Care
    • Rebranding
    • Dealer Development
    • Customer Experience