AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, today announces the appointment of Khaled Salah, 37 years old, as Vice President of Africa.
In this new role, he will be responsible for about 30 employees to ensure the successful implementation of AVEVA’s growth strategy. Khaled Salah will report directly to Jesus Hernandez, SVP of the EMEA region.
Reacting to his appointment, Khaled Salah says he is motivated by the prospect of capitalising on the talent of his team to strengthen AVEVA’s presence in Africa in the years to come.
“Helping my team realise their professional potential is close to my heart. We will work together to support and accelerate the digital transformation of industries in Africa, in particular through CONNECT, our industrial intelligence platform, with the support of our ecosystem of partners,” he said.
Khaled Salah obtained an MBA in management from the Warwick Business School, UK, and a Master’s degree in engineering from Ain Shams University in Egypt. He is an active advocate for driving sustainable progress in the industrial sector. With Sustainability in mind, Khaled is keen on making a positive business impact while fostering progress for people and the planet.
With over 15 years of career experience across different industries and domains, he began his career at Schneider Electric in 2013. Starting with the global supply chain, he evolved through various roles such as Europe Procurement and Supply Chain strategy Manager, and Global Commercial strategy Director for the industrial automation business. Khaled Salah has developed a strategic understanding of all those fields.
After 12 years at Schneider Electric, Khaled joined AVEVA in 2022 to lead its global strategic partnership with Schneider Electric across all industries, managing a team of 30 people. He has led the introduction of new AVEVA software solutions to initiate and develop significant growth areas across all Schneider Electric verticals.
Khaled Salah to drive AVEVA’s ambitious plans for Africa
In addition to his current role as AVEVA and Schneider Electric partnership Vice-President, Khaled now takes over the management of AVEVA’s activities in Africa.
Speaking about Salah’s capacity for the new role, the Senior Vice President of the EMEA Region, Jesus Hernandez, pointed out that Salah’s proven record of leadership in global environments will prove useful.
“Africa is a strategic region for AVEVA. In this major industrial market, customers, world leaders in the fields of Energy, Metal & Mining, Chemicals, and Water, are looking for AVEVA’s expertise to accelerate and drive their digital transformation and sustainability strategies, as well as their energy transition projects. Khaled Salah’s qualities of leadership in a global environment will benefit his team spread across 12 countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa,” he said.
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world’s resources. The company’s secure industrial cloud platform and applications enable businesses to harness the power of their information and improve collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners.
Over 20,000 enterprises in over 100 countries rely on AVEVA to help them deliver life’s essentials: safe and reliable energy, food, medicines, infrastructure and more. By connecting people with trusted information and AI-enriched insights, AVEVA enables teams to engineer efficiently and optimise operations, driving growth and sustainability.
Named as one of the world’s most innovative companies, AVEVA supports customers with open solutions and the expertise of more than 6,400 employees, 5,000 partners and 5,700 certified developers.
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