Aviation and high-integrity solutions provider, Rockwell Collins, has announced plans to increase its local presence in the Middle East region and appointed new leadership.
Talel Kamel has been appointed as managing director and Bernard Bouillaud named sales director for the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa.
The company also has plans to double its regional business development team during 2017. Through its solid foundation in the Middle East, Rockwell Collins plans to accelerate its growth through partnerships and collaboration with regional entities, it said.
Claude Alber, vice president and managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa for Rockwell Collins, said: During 2017, we plan to double the business development team working out of our regional headquarters in Dubai and our offices in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.
Kamel will be responsible for leading and developing the companys commercial and government systems business interests in the region. Kamel joined Rockwell Collins in 2013 as a government systems principal sales account manager for the companys International and Service Solutions (I&SS) business. Over the years, he has contributed to the companys growing presence in North Africa, it said.
Bouillaud will lead a new team of people dedicated to the defence market and based in the Middle East. Bouillaud joined Rockwell Collins in 1998 where he has held several positions in program management and business development. Most recently, he served as strategy director for the Middle East, Turkey and North Africa, based in Dubai.
Were fulfilling our strategy to strengthen and build new relationships in this region by putting the right resources where our customers need them, Alber added. We remain committed to better serving our customers and our partners by increasing our investment and growing our local presence.