Hassan Ghoul named Ascent Media Middle East Director of Sales

Hassan Ghoul, an industry veteran with extensive sales and marketing experience in the Middle East, has agreed to join Ascent Media Systems & Technology Services as Director of Sales, Middle East.
The appointment was announced by Richard Scott, Senior Vice President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), to whom Ghoul will report.
Ghoul is headquartered in Dubai and will be responsible for leading Ascent Media’s systems integration business development in the region.
"Ascent Media has in-depth experience in effectively managing the design and implementation of IT and IP technologies within the broadcast environment, a skill and knowledge base which is becoming increasingly critical," said Scott. "With Hassan's local cultural and industry-related knowledge, we are well positioned to deliver the most appropriate and future-proof solutions to this expanding marketplace."
Ghoul said: "Ascent Media's global systems integration organization has a long, technology-neutral history, which enables customers to reap the benefits of world-class resources without being restricted to single-source technology solutions.
"I am delighted to now be an integral part in meeting my region's critical need for systems integration services that effectively bridge the divide between the A/V and IT worlds, while reducing the associated financial risks."
Ghoul graduated from the American University in Beirut in 1975 with a BE in Electrical Engineering. He then joined COMSIP Enterprises in Paris, France as Systems Engineer within the IT Projects Department. With 3M Middle East, he served as Technical Sales and Marketing Supervisor for their power and telecommunication products.
Ghoul joined Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe in February 1984, occupying various sales and marketing positions in the Middle East and Africa, advancing into the position of General Manager, Sales, in charge of Sony‚s sales and systems integration operation in the Middle East.
In May 2005, Ghoul founded MediaNet Fz-LLC, which will continue to specialise in consultancy Services for the broadcast, satellite, production and postproduction markets in the Middle East and North Africa regions.
(GB)