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Thales appoints Emmanuel de Roquefeuil as Vice-President in Middle East
De Roquefeuil will lead Thales operations in the Middle East that includes UAE , Qatar , Oman , Kuwait , Bahrain , Iraq , Lebanon , Jordan , Pakistan and Afghanistan , in order to support the group ’ s strategy in localisation and achieving ambitious national visions . He succeeds Roger Daix who takes up a new role as VP of Thales Northern and Central Europe .
In this role , De Roquefeuil will be responsible for the strategic growth of Thales in the Middle East across all domains , working with stakeholders to achieve ambitious national visions , with a clear focus on local partnerships , innovation and Digital Transformation .
Emmanuel de Roquefeuil , Vice President , Middle East , Thales
Thales has announced the appointment of Emmanuel de Roquefeuil as Vice President , Middle East , effective June
1st 2021 .
“ Under Emmanuel ’ s leadership , Thales will continue to work with our partners across the region to build resilient industries , invest in local innovation and foster local talent , to further embed Thales as a leading contributor to the Middle East ecosystem ,” said Pascale Sourisse , Senior Executive Vice-President , International Development , Thales .
Prior to this appointment , De Roquefeuil was Vice President and Country Director of Thales India . He previously served as the VP Sales and Marketing for Optronics and Missile Electronics at Thales . Earlier in his career , he held key positions in the sales and marketing divisions in France and overseas .
Huawei reaffirms cybersecurity commitment
On the sidelines of the Milipol Qatar summit , Charles Yang , President , Huawei Middle East reaffirmed the company ’ s commitment to supporting Digital Transformation across the Middle East by building stronger ICT ecosystems supported by cooperative cybersecurity mitigation programmes .
According to Huawei , the ecosystem will ultimately contribute to the realisation of national development visions over the coming years .
When it comes to 5G in particular , Huawei has noted that the GCC countries have been among the world ’ s first wave of 5G deployments , now becoming a reference point for global commercial use .
“ The use cases of 5G are almost unlimited in terms of healthcare , education , entertainment , transportation , energy , and more ,” said Yang . “ Nonetheless , with the rapid development of 5G together with AI and cloud industries , countries in the region are rightfully attaching great importance to data sovereignty and cybersecurity . Huawei is committed to cooperative cybersecurity mitigation programmes while never putting commercial interests ahead of cybersecurity policies . I reiterate that Huawei welcomes signing cyber security agreement with governments to ensure openness , transparency and trust .”
According to Yang , Huawei has been working closely with other global manufacturers , security and safety experts , governments and enterprises at Milipol to help establish a more secure digital ecosystem in the region .
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