Intergence, the independent IT optimisation consultancy that operates has announced the appointment of Tamouh Mokayed as business development manager for the Middle East region, based at the company’s offices in Dubai Internet City.
The appointment comes as Intergence ramps up its regional business with the objective of doubling its revenues and profit from its Middle East core business – Smart Sourcing IT skills – within the next 12-18 months.
Tamouh Mokayed brings 14 years’ of regional IT industry experience to Intergence, the company said.
Previously, he held senior sales and management positions with companies operating in the UAE and Qatar, working in systems integration, and network solutions across a range of vertical industries including oil and gas, hospitality, utilities, telecoms, financial services, and the public Sector.
Commenting on the new appointment, Peter Job, founder and CEO of Intergence, said, “Tamouh is a great addition to the Middle East team and brings valuable skills, experience and contacts. We have seen demand in the GCC for our short term Smart Sourcing IT skills services (specialist outsourcing that allows companies to flex up and down with specific IT skills very quickly) grow dramatically in the last 12 months. We now aim to double the number of consultants operating in the GCC over the next 12-18 months, and more than double our annual revenues from this core business activity.”
Intergence currently has more than 25 senior IT consultants based across the GCC and working on assignments across a range of industries, including banking and hospitality. The company plans to increase this number to more than 50 consultants, with a specific focus on the higher education, oil and gas, and FMCG sectors.
Job added, “Smart Sourcing accounts for around 70-80% of our annual revenues worldwide and is an area on which we will increase our focus in the Middle East, working as a trusted advisor to clients and large and well funded projects. We have found that our Dubai and UAE base gives us gives access to top IT talent and Tamouh is a great example of this.”
