UiPath announced the appointment of Zakaria Haltout as Area Vice President for the Middle East and Africa regions. The move is designed to consolidate the Company’s leadership capabilities in two regions that are believed to hold tremendous potential for accelerated adoption of automation and Artificial Intelligence and offer UiPath customers and partners in the region unmitigated support. Haltout will report to Mark Gibbs, President of Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions at UiPath.
“I am excited to join UiPath at a time of tremendous growth for the company and amid a growing appetite from organisations in the region to leverage the transformative power of AI-powered automation. As proven by the accelerated adoption of cloud computing services, the MEA region is poised to deliver some of the most advanced digital leaders globally. I’m confident that AI-powered automation will play a key role in the digital transformation of every organisation in the MEA that is committed to enabling citizens, customers, and workers to experience the power of AI at work” – Zakaria Haltout, AVP MEA at UiPath.
“Thanks to the accelerated pace of digital transformation in the region, the MEA automation ecosystem holds endless potential for automation-fueled innovation. As a global leader in the automation and AI space, UiPath has been continuously refining its offering to enable every organisation to reap the benefits of introducing AI to the workplace. As such, the UiPath Business Automation Platform is best positioned to support local organisations to meet their business goals and remain agile and resilient in the face of challenges” – Mark Gibbs, President of Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions at UiPath.
Zakaria Haltout brings more than 20 years of experience as a business leader and tech executive and a deep understanding of the Middle East and Africa markets, where he has successfully delivered growth and value through fostering strategic business relationships.
He joins UiPath after a 15-year tenure at SAP, where he held different leadership positions, most recently as the Managing Director for the MENA Region. In his roles, he has been responsible for defining and executing the GTM strategy and sales across all segments. Before SAP, Zakaria worked for Oracle and Siemens.
Haltout has a strong track record of driving growth through a customer-centric approach, while maintaining a strong focus on ensuring high employee satisfaction.
