Ramsey Khanfour, CCO of ABS. Photo: ABS

ABS has appointed Ramsey Khanfour as its new chief commercial officer (CCO), the company announced May 1. Prior to joining ABS, Ramsey was vice president of Sales and Business Development at SES, focusing on government, telcos/MNOs, cloud, energy, mobility and media verticals.

Khanfour previously held senior roles with Booz & Co, STC, Orange Business Services, and Nortel Networks in the GCC and North America. Khanfour will be based in Dubai.

“Ramsey brings a myriad of experience and expertise that will help us drive innovative growth in key sectors such as government, telecommunications, mobility and media, leveraging various business models and capitalizing on existing and new partnerships.  His wide range of experience perfectly complements the ABS team and strategy, and we look forward to working with him to drive future successes for ABS, and for our partners and customers across the globe,” Amit Somani, CEO of ABS, said in a statement.