Avaya appoints Maan Al-Shakarchi to head Avaya Networking in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific

Avaya, a global leader in business communications software, systems and services,  announced the appointment of Maan Al-Shakarchi as the Head of Networking in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.  Al-Shakarchi began his career at Avaya in 2005 as part of the Nortel team and most recently led Avaya’s networking business for the Global Growth Markets Theatre, overseeing key networking implementations with customers such as Al Noor Hospital, Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Financial Market.

In his new role, Al-Shakarchi will be responsible for driving sales of Avaya’s next-generation networking solutions across the region with a focus on its state-of-the-art SDN Fx networking technology. As today’s businesses transition towards cloud and software-based models, Al-Shakarchi will be heavily involved in building momentum for one of the company’s most strategic and exciting areas for growth. He will report directly to Nidal Abou-Ltaif, president for Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

Al-Shakarchi has worked in the technology industry for more than 15 years and, over that time, has been part of sales engineering and services sales teams. He has worked in the Middle East since 2002 and is based in Dubai with his wife and three children. He has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.