Mohammed Al Tamimi

Mohammed Al Tamimi has been appointed Senior Director, Field Sales Management for the Gulf region at F5 Networks. Throughout his 20-plus-year career, Al Tamimi has built high-performing teams, established sustainable partner ecosystems, and successfully scaled businesses across the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META). He is widely recognised for his integrity and commitment to employee development, customer success, and partner collaboration.

Al Tamimi is a seasoned professional with almost 25 years of experience in the technology industry, focusing on cybersecurity technologies. He is a sought-after speaker at IT-related events and conferences, where he shares insights and expertise garnered from his illustrious career.

Career History

• Regional Sales Leader for Akamai's Enterprise Security Group in META, where he established and grew the regional operation from the ground up
• Regional Director at Rubrik for META (six years), joining as the first employee in the region and playing an instrumental role in scaling the business, team, and channel presence
• Gulf regional sales manager at Palo Alto Networks
• Regional sales and channel manager for the MENA region at Commvault, Dell, and HP
• Leadership positions at Microsoft

What Mohammed Al Tamimi could bring to Senior Director at F5 Networks: His proven track record of establishing regional operations from the ground up and scaling businesses across emerging markets in META positions him to strengthen F5's market presence in the Gulf. His experience leading Enterprise Security initiatives at Akamai and his background across leading security and infrastructure vendors (Palo Alto Networks, Rubrik) align with F5's focus on application delivery and security. His demonstrated ability to build high-performing sales teams and cultivate partner ecosystems should enhance F5's channel strategy and customer relationships in a strategically important region.