Through digital transformation, he aims to ensure that the world is increasingly connected.
MCKINNEY, TX, August 16, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ — Luiz Abud has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Abud is a distinguished sales and business development professional in the information and communication technology sector. Since 2024, he has been the head of sales and partnership for the hyperscale segment at Nokia. As such, he has led and supported a team of pre-sales and sales professionals, including sales engineers and account executives. Mr. Abud’s leadership ensures that the team effectively delivers results to drive the business’s growth.
Having joined Nokia over a decade ago, Mr. Abud was the head of emerging technologies from 2018 to 2023. During this period, he played a pivotal role in the company’s entry into multiple accounts. He also led various impressive projects, such as pioneering emerging technologies like Google’s project Loon and enabling satellite to cell communication with AST SpaceMobile. From 2016 to 2018, he served as the customer business team head for enterprises and webscale in Latin America, a role he also held in Brazil between 2013 and 2016. Moreover, Mr. Abud found success as the head of strategic industries for Nokia in Brazil from 2011 to 2013.
Mr. Abud’s earlier career included several significant roles at Nera Networks. He started as a sales engineer from 2002 to 2004 before becoming an account manager until 2006. He then advanced to become a sales and marketing manager between 2006 and 2009 and subsequently as a country manager for Brazil until 2010 when he transitioned to Ceragon Networks as vice president of sales and marketing post the acquisition of Nera by Cergaon.
Mr. Abud’s extensive academic background has significantly contributed to his professional success. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in electrical and electronics, with honors, from Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial (FEI) in Brazil in 2001. He furthered his education with multiple Master of Business Administration degrees from Instituto Brasileiro de Mercados de Capitais (IBMEC) in 2004, Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) in 2006, and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in Brazil in 2010. Furthermore, Mr. Abud achieved an extension Master of Business Administration in international project management from George Washington University in 2010.
In addition to his formal education, Mr. Abud obtained several certifications in 2020 that enhanced his leadership capabilities. These include accelerated leadership certifications in engaging and inspiring leadership and leading with emotional intelligence from Harvard Business Review. Mr. Abud also holds an end-to-end 5G certification from Nokia Bell Labs and a social media for leadership certification from LinkedIn.
Throughout his career, Mr. Abud has been recognized with numerous awards for his exceptional performance. These accolades include a recent Presidents Club award, numerous Global Sales recognitions from Nokia between 2017 and 2023. Moreover, Mr. Abud was a listee in the Top 200 Company Executives by Alcatel-Lucent every year between 2013 and 2015.
Mr. Abud is dedicated to advancing connectivity. As such, he has been involved in several innovative initiatives targeting close the digital divide. Through digital transformation, he aims to ensure that the world is increasingly connected. In addition to these initiatives, Mr. Abud aims to further contribute to Nokia’s growth by sustaining its upward trajectory and consistently delivering exceptional results while fostering organizational development.
Grateful for his accomplishments, Mr. Abud set out to establish a strong presence in the U.S. in 2017 and earn the same level of respect he had achieved in Latin America. Not only did he achieve this goal, but he also exceeded it. Mr. Abud attributes his success to unwavering consistency, resilience in facing challenges, and focus on his goals and methods.
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