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Walid Abu-Hadba is corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Developer & Platform Evangelism (DPE) group, where he leads efforts to build a vibrant solutions ecosystem through evangelism, community engagement and audience marketing.
Prior to leading D&PE, Abu-Hadba was vice president of Enterprise Specialist Sales (ESS) in the Enterprise and Partner Group (EPG) at Microsoft, where he defined and executed strategies for the specialist team that helps customers meet their business needs using advanced technologies.
Abu-Hadba joined Microsoft in October of 1991 to manage consulting for Microsoft Consulting Services. Later, he was the practice manager of Microsoft’s Advanced Technology Consulting Practice.
Abu-Hadba also had a long and successful track record in the Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS). He was general manager of Support Services for Asia-Pacific, Japan and regional PSS. Abu-Hadba led a team of over 700 technical professionals and managers who delivered support and services to consumers, developers, partners and enterprise customers. Before joining the APAC and Japan regional team, he served as the general manager for PSS Americas and Global Developer Support.
Abu-Hadba holds bachelor’s degrees in systems engineering and business administration, and a master’s degree in business administration.
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