Executive Summary
Syed Omar is an executive business development and regional sales leader who brings over 15
years of continuous commercial achievement across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region
and South Asia. Demonstrating leadership in market entry, complex B2B negotiations,
enterprise client management, and multi-tiered sales force operations, he has established a
record of revenue expansion in commercial trading, financial services, outsourcing, and
technology domains. Currently based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he offers a combination of
strategic planning, P&L oversight, and tactical field execution across high-value markets
including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and India.
Profile Attribute Candidate Details
Current Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Total Professional Experience 15+ Years (2007–Present)
Primary Executive Domains Enterprise Business Development, Regional
Sales Management, Key Account Management,
Financial Services Outsourcing
Target Organizational Roles Regional Sales Director, Vice President of
Business Development, Commercial Head,
Country Manager
Geographic Mobility & Licensing Driver's Licenses in UAE, Qatar, and India;
Currently based in KSA
Academic Foundation Bachelor of Technology in Communications
(JNTU, 2007)
Key Regional Operating Markets United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), Qatar
(Doha), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), India
(Hyderabad)
The candidate’s strategic value lies in his ability to blend structural revenue planning with
operational sales leadership. His background spans managing P&L and cross-border operations
as a Managing Partner to directing large sales teams of up to 43 personnel within major regional
financial brokerages and banking institutions. In his recent enterprise trading role in Qatar, he
secured top-tier corporate, semi-government, and government accounts while executing
high-volume commercial projects, including a 4.5 Million QAR revenue deployment during the
FIFA World Cup 2022. Combined with a technical foundation in communications engineering
and specialized certifications in modern Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, the
candidate represents a tech-enabled commercial executive structured for enterprise leadership
in the Middle East.
Strategic Career Trajectory and Leadership Evolution
The candidate's professional trajectory illustrates a consistent transition from foundational
technology management into corporate banking leadership, eventually maturing into
enterprise-level regional business development. His career commenced in Hyderabad, India, where he served as Managing Partner at Exatech Software Solutions Pvt Ltd from February
2007 to June 2010. In this entrepreneurial mandate, he directed business outsourcing
operations for major North American technology and telecommunications entities, including
Airtel USA Inc., Bell Canada, and Health Solutions Network. He established operational
workflows, statement-of-work (SOW) protocols, and firm-wide risk management policies that
drove a 35% increase in net profit while managing full accounting, budgeting, and client
relationship frameworks.
In September 2010, the candidate expanded into the UAE financial services sector by joining
Citibank in Abu Dhabi as Senior Sales Executive. Focusing on consultative sales strategies for
institutional retail financial products, his performance earned him the Citibank 'Rising Star'
award in 2010 and the EMEA Region Chairman Council Award, where he represented the UAE
region in Spain. His success in direct consultative sales led to his appointment as Team Leader
at First Gulf Bank (FGB) in Abu Dhabi in May 2013. Managing a 15-member retail sales team
specializing in credit cards, personal loans, and cross-selling financial solutions, he maintained
an 'A' Grade appraisal performance across 2013 and 2014 while establishing onboarding and
training frameworks for sales recruits.
Role & Organization Operational Dates Location Core Responsibilities &
Leadership Scope
Business
Development
Manager Bean To Cup
Trading
03/2022 – 06/2026 Doha, Qatar Enterprise account
acquisition, government
contract execution,
FIFA project leadership,
end-to-end supply
chain logistics.
Regional Sales
Manager Debtline
Commercial Brokers
10/2019 – 10/2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE Direct oversight of 40
Personal Financial
Officers & 3 Team
Leaders; financial
institution product
outsourcing strategies.
Regional Sales
Manager Finance
House
10/2015 – 09/2019 Abu Dhabi, UAE Leadership of 40
Executives & 3 Team
Leaders; promoted to
Regional Head of Abu
Dhabi (Aug 2018);
sales pipeline
governance.
Team Leader First Gulf
Bank
05/2013 – 09/2015 Abu Dhabi, UAE Team supervision of 15
retail sales
representatives;
credit/loan target
execution, KPI tracking,
and compliance
management.
Senior Sales
Executive Citibank
09/2010 – 04/2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE Consultative sales,
portfolio expansion,
network creation, and Role & Organization Operational Dates Location Core Responsibilities &
Leadership Scope
pipeline management
in retail financial
services.
Managing Partner
Exatech Software
Solutions
02/2007 – 06/2010 Hyderabad, India Corporate
administration,
international BPO
account management,
P&L responsibility,
financial auditing, and
team hiring.
Building upon his banking performance, the candidate transitioned into regional sales leadership
across major financial brokerages in Abu Dhabi between October 2015 and October 2021. As
Regional Sales Manager at Finance House, he directed a sales structure consisting of 40 Sales
Executives and 3 Team Leaders, overseeing regional market penetration, competitive
benchmarking, and target allocation. His performance resulted in his promotion to Regional
Head of Abu Dhabi in August 2018, during which his division achieved an average team target
productivity of 110% throughout 2016 and 2017. Subsequently, at Debtline Commercial Brokers,
he maintained an identical span of control—leading 40 Personal Financial Officers and 3 Team
Leaders—to drive business outsourcing for major banking partners across Abu Dhabi.
From March 2022 through June 2026, the candidate operated as Business Development
Manager for Bean To Cup Trading in Doha, Qatar, expanding his mandate into commercial B2B
enterprise trading and institutional solution delivery. In this role, he directed market entry
initiatives, strategic client acquisitions, price structure modeling, and end-to-end distribution
workflows. His management covered the complete sales lifecycle, from lead generation and
C-suite pitching to contract negotiation, delivery logistics, billing, and cash flow reconciliation
across government, semi-government, and multinational enterprise segments.
Core Functional Competencies and Commercial
Impact
Enterprise B2B Revenue Expansion and Government Client
Acquisition
The candidate’s primary operational strength i
