Dubai, UAE, December 30, 2010 - HP today announced that Samer Zein has been appointed as Director of HP Networking for Middle East and will be taking over from Alaa Al Shimmy who has been appointed as Director of HP Networking in the Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa (MEMA). 

In this new role, Samer will be responsible for the HP Networking business in the Middle East, focusing on expanding HP's position as a leading networking supplier in the region. He will oversee a team of sales managers and professionals across the Middle East, in all market segments, from small and medium size businesses to enterprise and service providers.

Prior to this role, Samer was the Director for HP Technology Services in the Middle East. Under his leadership, the division was the best performing unit in the EMEA region.  Samer comes with a wealth of experience in the IT industry having held a variety of technical, business, sales and management positions in the Middle East and USA before joining HP in 2003.

Samer has a Bachelor degree in Computer and Communications Engineering from the American University of Beirut (AUB). 

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