GEC NEWS WIREElKhayat will be tasked with strengthening the company’s position as a key technology provider for the hybrid enterprise
Riverbed Technology has promoted Taj ElKhayat to the position of Regional Vice President for Middle East, Turkey, North, West, and Central Africa (METNA). Commenting on Elkhayat’s rapid rise through the organization, Kristian Thyregod, Senior Vice President, EMEA at Riverbed said, “Taj has done an outstanding job in the region, and since he joined the company, he has brought strong vision, leadership and passion to the team. I am delighted to promote Taj to this expanded role, where he will focus on selling solutions across the Riverbed portfolio, help his team drive even closer engagement with our customers, and widen and strengthen relationships across our channel ecosystem, to deliver even further growth in the region this year.”
“We have already firmly entrenched Riverbed in the GCC and Saudi Arabia and will now look to expand, together with our partners, into neighbouring markets. I look forward to creating synergy between the professional services, marketing, technical, sales and channel teams to help our customers unlock all the business benefits of the hybrid enterprise,” said Elkhayat.
