Exterity expands Middle Eastern team to sustain continued market growth
Edinburgh / Dubai –20 June 2018– Exterity, a leading provider of IP video and digital signagetechnologies, today announced several enhancements to its growing Middle Eastern team, reflecting the company’s ongoing commitment to the region.
Following the promotion of Eleuterio Fernandes to Vice President of Sales EMEA in January 2018, Exterity has promoted Walid Tabet to Regional Sales Team Leader and hired Ahmad Bsat as Regional Sales Manager. The expanded sales and technical support team on the ground guarantees the best support for Exterity partners and customers across the region.
Colin Farquhar, CEO at Exterity, said: “A big reason for Exterity’s success in the Middle East is the team we have on the ground. Our regional office boasts an experienced, loyal team of employees, and we have recently celebrated the ten-year anniversary of our first employee in the region, Asad Haque. Today, our team of sales and technical staff works across the whole region, but also Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent to help our network of technology, system integrator and consultancy partners to distribute and install our end-to-end solutions. We are immensely proud to promote Walid to Regional Sales Team Leader, and the experience and knowledge that Ahmad brings to our team will ensure that we continue to offer the highest level of local support for our video streaming, hospitality IP video and digital signage systems as we grow.”
Originally operating primarily in the oil and gas sector, Exterity rapidly expanded into hospitality – one of the Middle East’s most important industries – as well as transport, corporate & finance, education and healthcare. Today, the company is one of the main providers of enterprise IP video and digital signage across the entire region, enabling airlines, airports, hoteliers, corporate organisations and universities to offer best-in-class video and signage to their audiences.
Eleuterio Fernandes, Vice President Sales EMEA at Exterity, added: “The Middle East is an incredibly tech-savvy market that has been transformed by the rapid adoption of IP networks, and we have always been committed to helping our partners and customers in the region provide the best solutions to their clients. We are proud to have seen our solutions transform hotels, airports, universities and corporate offices into technology hubs, and we welcome Ahmad to the team, for his deep knowledge of IP video and digital signage and understanding of the growing market.”
Ahmad Bsat, newly appointed Regional Sales Manager, has eight years’ experience in solution-based selling and brings in-depth knowledge of video streaming, hospitality IPTV and digital signage systems. Prior to joining Exterity, he specialised in regional sales covering multiple regions, channel and territory management and development, specifically in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
As the new Regional Sales Team Leader, Walid Tabetis now responsible for the Middle Eastern markets across all verticals to help the regional sales team achieve its targets, grow Exterity’s reach and position the company as the leading supplier of end-to-end IPTV and digital signage solutions across the region. Reporting into Eleuterio Fernandes, Vice President Sales EMEA, Tabet’s expertise is particularly useful for the hospitality industry, and coordinating between the Exterity HQ and regional end-users/channel partners to adapt products and solutions according to market trends.
Exterity recently celebrated its ten-year anniversary in the Middle East, with a number of milestones:
- 2006:Exterity signs first deal in the Middle East
- 2008:Exterity opens its first international office in Dubai and hires its first employee in the region, Asad Haque.
- 2009:Exterity hires Laurent Genari-Conti as Regional Technical Manager
- 2010:Exterity deploys first major airport IP infrastructure in the region
- 2011:Exterity hires Eleuterio Fernandes to spearhead its Middle Eastern office and support growing demand for IP video in the region
- 2012-2014:Exterity signs major deals including Etisalat, BP and New York University, UAE
- 2015:Exterity moves to new premises incorporating the Middle East Sales office, Demonstration suite and Training Centre
- 2016:Exterity signs Oman Airports – Muscat Airport and Salalah Airport, and MOI, Qatar
- 2017:Exterity signs major projects in the region, including New Port Project – NPP (Qatar), New Jahra Hospital (Kuwait) and State Bank of India – SBI (India)
- 2018:Exterity launches its hospitality-focused division, Accommtec, to enhance the guest experience through the delivery of innovative, integrated guest entertainment and information solutions to hotel and cruise line groups.
- 2018:Exterity signs the contract for Neom City – Phase 1 mega development in Kingdom Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) HQs
Exterity provides solutions to customers in the hospitality, corporate & finance, education, healthcare, oil & gas and venues & stadiums industries. Notable Middle East users of its solutions include Anantara Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Dusit Thani, Erbil International Hotel, Golden Tulip, Jumeirah Group, Mercure Hotels, Millennium Hotels, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and Six Senses; Abu Dhabi Airport, Dubai Airports, King Khalid International Airport, Etihad Airways, Hamad International Airport; OSN; New York University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates University, Zayed University; Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, King Abdullah Sports City; and many more.
