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Ihab Naguib

Solution Sales Manager ( Specialist Team Unit Lead) at Microsoft

Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Solution Sales Manager ( Specialist Team Unit Lead)Full Time

    Microsoft

    Feb 2017 - Present -8 yrs, 4 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Open Source Strategy LeadFull Time

      Microsoft

      May 2013 - Feb 2017 -3 yrs, 9 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:In my role, I am building Microsoft marketing strategy and plan toward Open Source initiative in Egypt, driving its execution and ensuring the achievement of its business results. The plan involves connecting and influencing all open source initiative stakeholders in Universities, Communities, Government officials, start-ups, Open Source freelancing developers and enterprise customer to convince them with Microsoft Openness and encourage them to use its benefits instead of think of Microsoft as an enemy. Major Achievements:  Openness Egypt Group  Ministry of Youth Portal  Ministry of Education teachers cadre system  Openness Developers Competition Also, I act as a Compete Lead for Microsoft Egypt responsible of developing and supervising the execution of compete strategy toward Microsoft competitors. The strategy is built using market intelligence about Microsoft competitors in the market, developing directions and plans to face them and agreeing with Microsoft team on roles and responsibilities to execute of the plan and insure gaining market share. As a stretched assignment, I am owning Microsoft Egypt National Plan which helps the Communities and the country to achieve Egypt’s national goals specially in building capacity for the youth, increase the employability, and help the economic development. This includes the planning, driving execution and results monitoring. Major Achievements:  Tawar We Ghayar Campaign
    • Industry Solutions Manger - Public SectorFull Time

      Microsoft

      Jan 2010 - Apr 2013 -3 yrs, 3 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:Responsible of connecting with Egyptian public sector Elites (ministers, ministries’ CIOs , Governmental IT managers ), addressing their business pains and introduce the latest worldwide technology trends, success stories, solutions and ideas in order to solve their business challenges and achieve the desired goals. This is achieved by: - Identifying the active segments in public sector and work closely to build a complete vision for information technology usage and introduce business related solutions to those sectors. - Building partner ecosystem to deliver Microsoft Solutions to our customers through recruiting partners and help them in building the needed capacity. - Conducting awareness activities for the major customers on latest Microsoft solutions and the worldwide IT trends and how using the mentioned solutions in the Public sector. - Building strong pipeline based on industry solutions and drive the opportunities through introducing right solutions and engaging the right partner for each opportunity. Major Achievements:  School Management System in Ministry of Education  Performance Management in Egyptian Government  Intelligence System in MoD  Luxor City Portal
    • Account technology Strategist - Public SectorFull Time

      Microsoft

      Aug 2006 - Jan 2010 -3 yrs, 5 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details:Acting as the technical advisor for public sector customers ( Government and Education) which includes: - Screen the IT usage in the government entities and propose a plan to increase the IT maturity level by implementing new strategies, policies, technologies and ideas. - Build IT strategy for governmental entities to address the business pains, push it in our pipeline, and engage the right partner for each opportunity. - Follow up the agreements deployment and the best use of the products Major Achievements:  Egyptian Government Agreement with Microsoft  Egyptian Ministry of Education Agreement with Microsoft  Egyptian Ministry of higher education agreement with Microsoft
    • Education

      • MBA in Marketing

        Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST)

        Jan 2002 - Jan 2004 - 2 yr

      • BSc of Engineering in Computer and Control

        Cairo University (CU)

        Jan 1990 - Jan 1995 - 5 yr

      Achievements

      2018 – Microsoft Egypt Growth Mindset Award 2015 - Microsoft Circle of Excellence Top Subsidiary Award - Egypt 2014 - World Wide Best CSI lead – Outreach 2014 - Microsoft Circle of Excellence Top Subsidiary Award - Egypt 2013 – Microsoft 100% attainment Award 2013 - Microsoft Circle of Excellence Top Subsidiary Award - Egypt 2012 - Microsoft Circle of Excellence Platinum Award – Top Attainment 2011 - Microsoft Share Fighter Champion Award 2009 - Microsoft Circle of Excellence Top Subsidiary Award - Egypt 2008 - MEA Windows Vista Deployment Hero 2005 - Best Partner for Microsoft in Financial sector award 2005 - Outstanding Partner Manager Award from Microsoft 2004 - Fujitsu Egypt is Microsoft Gold partner 2004 - Fujitsu Top Achiever 2003 - Fujitsu GM Award 1999 - Fujitsu Award of excellence

      Skills

      • microsoft technologies
      • IT strategy and Solutions building
      • Sales
      • Marketing
      • Solution Sales
      • digital transformation
      • Sales Management
      • Leadership

      Languages

      • Arabic

        Fluent
      • English

        Fluent
      • French

        Advanced

      Training & Certifications

      • Modern Workplace Foundation certification

        Microsoft·2019
      • Digital Social Seller

        Microsoft·2019
      • Global Sales Challenger

        Microsoft·2017
      • Sales Academy

        Microsoft·2014
      • Industry University

        Microsoft·2011
      • MCSE

        Microsoft·2000
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