Seasoned executives led by industry veteran Tomaso Charlemont to drive best practices for global business growth

New regional head office in Dubai with GCC on-the-ground experts

Exhibiting at GITEX, hall: ZA stand: Z-Q30

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 16 October 2006- Ortronics, a global leader in enterprise copper Category 5e, Category 6, 10Gig copper, fiber optic, high performance structured cabling systems, and cable management solutions, has announced it's newly appointed senior management team in the Middle East, led by Business Development Manager Middle East, Tomaso Charlemont.

The appointments come after a wider restructuring of the company management and the set up of their Middle East headquarters located in Jebel Al, Dubai. A mix of new hires and promotion of existing Ortronics managers is of key importance to drive sustainable growth and making the Middle East, a best practices hotbed for Ortronics worldwide.

"This geographical area is one of the fastest growing for Ortronics and the company is looking at us to role model some best practices for developing the business," said Tomaso Charlemont.  "I am confident that with our outstanding team of respected industry executives, we will enable our customers and partners to grow their business as well."

Bringing significant industry experience to Ortronics Middle East, the senior management team is lead by: 

Tomaso Charlemont, Business Development Manager Middle East. A 10 year + BICSI member and 6 year veteran of Ortronics, Tomaso entered in the Middle East region in 2003.  Tomaso has been with Belden Wire & Cable for 12 years prior to joining Ortronics and has a very solid experience in the communication industry and market. He is leading the development of Ortronics throughout the Middle East region setting and implementing the development strategy of the group. 

Gautier Humbert, Technical & Training Manager Middle East. BICSI RCDD. Previously working in France for the Vinci Group, Gautier has a degree in Industrial and Electrical Engineering (Superior Institute for Electricity, Production and Industrial Methodology, Paris, France).  His main responsibilities include securing training and technical support to Ortronics Certified Installers and consultants, assisting in the design and specifications on large projects, and assuring a high quality project management for implementations.

Firas A. Mubarak, Area Manager - Saudi Arabia. MCSE, MCSA, CISCO CCNA, BSCN - CCNP, IELTS has previously worked in Jeddah for ArabNET, Integrated Systems and the Mohd. Ali Al-Esayi Group.  Firas has a degree of Computer Engineering (Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan). His main objectives include developing sales by identifying new partners, providing technical support, and helping the regional distributor's sales force and Ortronics Certified Installers in Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed Imam, Area Manager - U.A.E., Oman, Yemen. CISCO CCNA, CCDA, WLANSE, BICSI member has previously worked in Kuwait for Bader Al Mulla & Bros. Co. - Engineering Group and KMSC - FalconStream.  Ahmed has a Bachelor of Computer Science Degree (University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada). His main objectives include developing sales by identifying new partners, providing technical support, and helping the regional distributor's sales force and Ortronics Certified Installers in U.A.E., Oman and Yemen.

Wael Munir Sabanekh, Area Manager - Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar. Member of Jordanian Engineers Association, BICSI member has previously worked at Almana Computer Services, IBM Business Partner, Doha, Qatar.  Wael has a degree in Communication and Electronics Engineering (Amman Private University, Amman, Jordan). His main objectives include developing sales by identifying new partners, providing technical support, and helping the regional distributor's sales force and Ortronics Certified Installers in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.

Ortronics will be exhibiting at GITEX in Dubai this November (hall: ZA stand: Z-Q30) and showcasing the most advanced, highest performing, structured cabling systems and solutions that support today's multimedia networks, applications and emerging technologies.

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About Ortronics
Ortronics Inc., headquartered in New London, Connecticut USA, is a global leader in commercial Category 5e, Category 6, 10 Gig copper and fibre optic high performance, high capacity structured cabling systems that support today's and tomorrow's multimedia environments. From end-to-end, Ortronics offers the world's most extensive range of connectivity products including patch panels, patch cords, workstation outlets, cable management systems, 110 cross-connect systems, cable management, and more. Ortronics offers engineering and technical support, systems planning, training programs and a 25-year extended products warranty and applications assurance warranty program.  

Ortronics is ISO9001 Registered and an active member of BICSI, TIA/EIA, ISO and other industry standard groups.  

Ortronics parent company Legrand, headquartered in France, is the world's leading specialist in residential housing and commercial building products and systems for electrical installations and information networks. With net sales close to $3.5 billion in 2003, the Legrand group employs 27,000 people globally, has operations in 60 locations worldwide and sells in more than 160 countries.  

Ortronics is the Global Technology Centre for copper and fibre optic connectivity and systems for Legrand. Utilizing state of the art, active and passive component laboratories, Ortronics provides advanced R&D and technical support for network products, end-to-end performance solutions, vendor and internal qualification testing, as well as standards compliance. www.ortronics.com

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