Based in Dubai (UAE), Apollinaire is in charge of developing Fortinet’s Public Cloud business in the Middle East. Previous to Fortinet, Apollinaire worked for Tata Communications where he led a team of Solutions Architects covering the company’s full portfolio of managed services, including Hybrid Clouds, Security, Networking and Unified Communications. Other experience includes several years with Cisco in the Emerging Markets, where Apollinaire occupied various roles in the area of Collaboration technologies: Sr Manager Consulting Systems Engineers, Regional CTO, and Sales Lead. He has a solid experience in Communications Technologies, after 11 years at Nortel Networks, where he was a Partner Manager, a Systems Engineer, and a Senior Systems Engineer Manager. Apollinaire holds a Masters in Telecommunications from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He is fully adapted to the desert climate of Dubai, and with his wife and daughter, he enjoys the many activities that this city has to offer - his favourites are Scuba Diving, Desert Camping and Triathlon.