In his new position at DarkMatter, Rabih is responsible for the company’s overall business development, sales, and go-to-market strategy as it looks to secure engagements across various industry sectors, with an early focus on National Critical Infrastructure, Telecom, Financial Services, Energy, and Government sectors. Rabih will also lead the marketing functions at DarkMatter, ensuring the company’s business objectives are well positioned through industry and thought-leadership engagements, as well as internal and external communications.
Faisal Al Bannai, CEO at DarkMatter said, “We are very pleased to have attracted yet another experienced technology executive to join our ranks. Cisco is a world class company, and Rabih’s own journey of 20 years with it is equally impressive. He brings with him real depth of expertise in the areas of digitisation, IP connectivity, security, Smart Cities, and the Internet of Things (IoT); all central to our ambitions at DarkMatter.”
Rabih joined Cisco in 1996 within the Research Triangle Park R&D team in North Carolina, USA. Rabih worked on Cisco’s flagship Internetworking Operating System (IOS) development on many of the company’s core routing platforms, Mobile and Telecom Products, as well as on the Mobile solutions the company provided.
Rabih Dabboussi commented, “I feel very proud to be part of the DarkMatter team. I was attracted to this role having been exposed to the passion and vision of DarkMatter, which as a relatively new organisation, only has the present and future in its strategic outlook, without legacy. Cyber security has become a national priority in the UAE and elsewhere, and a critical area in ensuring the sustainable growth and success of economies and societies.”
