Kamel Heus has served in senior roles across companies like Thales, Centrify (now Delinea) and Sophos.
Saviynt has announced the appointment of Kamel Heus as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Based in Dubai, Heus will lead Saviynt’s business across the MEA region, including Turkey, as the company advances its growth in key markets.
In his new role, Heus will focus on new business, renewals and customer expansion across MEA, while leading Saviynt’s channel strategy and expanding its partner network and local go-to-market team.
His priorities include strengthening Saviynt’s regional presence, expanding in Saudi Arabia and growing local hosting capabilities to support in-region delivery and data residency requirements
“MEA represents a significant opportunity for Saviynt as organizations across the region accelerate their digital transformation and increasingly look to AI to transform how they operate and grow,” said Pete Angstadt, Chief Commercial Officer at Saviynt. “Our role is to help customers move faster on that journey while ensuring security and governance keep pace. Kamel’s deep experience in the region and understanding of its customers, markets and partner ecosystem will be invaluable as we continue to expand our presence. We’re making a long-term investment in MEA, and his appointment is an important step in bringing Saviynt closer to our customers and partners as we help accelerate their AI journey securely.”
“The Middle East and Africa have become one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity markets in the world, and Identity sits right at the center of it, especially as AI agents enter the enterprise,” said Kamel Heus, Vice President of Sales, MEA, Saviynt. “I’ve spent over a decade building businesses from the ground up in this region, and I’m excited to do it again at Saviynt. My focus is to build out our local presence, grow a strong partner ecosystem, and enable organizations across MEA to grow their business through secure, confident access both for their people and their AI. It’s a great time to be doing this work here.”
Heus brings 20 years of enterprise cybersecurity sales leadership. He has served in senior roles across companies like Thales, Centrify (now Delinea) and Sophos. He holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Computing from Université Grenoble Alpes in France and has been based in Dubai for more than a decade.
