US-born data storage company Snowflake appointed Ali Al Ismail (Linkedin) as country manager for Saudi Arabia, according to a press release (pdf). Al Ismail most recently served as senior sales leader for Oracle in Saudi Arabia. In his new role, Al Ismail will be charged with managing Snowflake’s growth in Saudi and establishing local partnerships.

REMEMBER- Snowflake set up its regional headquarters in Riyadh last month and deployed on Google Cloud Dammam.

Nasdaq-listed reins. broker WTW appointed Mohammed AlSudairy (LinkedIn) as the new head of reins. broking for WTW Saudi Arabia, after the firm obtained a reins. brokering license from authorities allowing it to operate in the Kingdom, according to a statement. AlSudairy most recently served as deputy CEO at Chedid Rei. Brokerage and Vice Chairman of the General Committee of Ins. & Rei. Brokerage at the Ins. Authority.

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