With over 20 years of both operator and vendor experience, Samer is currently responsible for driving the Consumer division of the New Business and innovation team and is esponsible for du’s video services (IPTV, OTT and content), Digital Services, DOB and Smart Home portfolio.
Prior to that, Samer led the Commercial Home Services team for a successful three years and inspired the Innovation team, which delivered all of du’s first digital portfolio products and apps in 2013. Samer held several positions in technology as VP Core and VAS Engineering teams responsible for the Fixed, Mobile, International, IPTV and IP Telephony Core and VAS networks in du. Prior to that, he was responsible for the planning, deployment and operations of the du Mobile Network as the Executive Director of the Mobile Network. Prior to that, Samer worked for six years with Siemens Communications covering the mobile networks in the Middle East, Northern Africa, Iran and Pakistan regions. He held several telecommunication software development assignments in Vancouver, Canada and Raleigh, North Carolina prior to that in the areas of soft switching and IP Based Networks.
Samer graduated from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, with a double major in Computer Engineering and Computer Science in 1993.