GBM appoints tech general manager + Google Cloud has a new head of government relations

Dubai-based digital solutions provider Gulf Business Machines(GBM) has named Bassam Rached (LinkedIn) as its new technology general manager, according to a press release.

Rached enters the role after having held several senior roles at GBM, including serving as the IBM Business Unit Director at GBM. With over 20 years of experience in the IT and tech solutions sector in the Middle East, Rached will be in charge of the development and implementation of GBM’s technology strategy in the region.

Google Cloud appointed Noor Al Sulaiti (LinkedIn) as its security business development and government relations head for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region (META), a press release reads. Al Sulaiti was previously CEO at Ooreedo Oman and Starlink Qatar.