Saviynt Appoints Heus as VP of Sales for Middle East, Africa
Identity security company Saviynt has appointed enterprise sales executive Heus as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa, reinforcing its expansion strategy across two of the world’s fastest-growing cybersecurity markets.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Cloud identity security leader Saviynt has appointed Kamel Heus as its new Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa (MEA), as the company accelerates its regional growth amid rising demand for identity governance and cybersecurity solutions across government and enterprise sectors.
The appointment places Heus in charge of Saviynt’s commercial strategy across the MEA region, where he will oversee enterprise sales, customer expansion and strategic partnerships. The company said the leadership move reflects its commitment to strengthening its presence in markets that are rapidly increasing investment in digital transformation and zero-trust security architectures.
Heus joins Saviynt with extensive experience in enterprise technology and regional sales leadership, having built and managed high-performing teams across the Middle East and Africa. His appointment comes as organizations throughout the region face growing regulatory requirements around identity management, data protection and privileged access security. Chief Commercial Officer at Saviynt, Pete Angstadt, said: “MEA represents a significant opportunity for Saviynt as organizations across the region accelerate their digital transformation and increasingly look to AI to transform how they operate and grow.”
Responding to the appointment, Heus said: “The Middle East and Africa have become one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity markets in the world, and Identity sits right at the center of it, especially as AI agents enter the enterprise”
Saviynt has emerged as one of the leading providers of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM), offering cloud-native platforms that help organizations control user access, automate compliance and protect critical digital infrastructure. Its customers include financial institutions, healthcare providers, governments and multinational enterprises seeking to modernize identity security.
The MEA cybersecurity market has become increasingly attractive for global technology firms as cloud adoption accelerates across both public and private sectors. Governments in countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and South Africa have intensified investments in digital infrastructure, creating stronger demand for identity-first security solutions capable of protecting increasingly complex IT environments.
Commenting on the appointment, Saviynt said the company sees the Middle East and Africa as a strategic growth region where enterprises are moving beyond traditional perimeter security toward identity-centric models designed to secure cloud applications, hybrid workforces and artificial intelligence-powered digital services.
Industry analysts note that identity security has become one of the fastest-growing segments of cybersecurity as organizations respond to sophisticated cyber threats targeting user credentials rather than network infrastructure alone. The shift has elevated identity governance from a compliance function to a core business security priority.
For Saviynt, the appointment signals more than a regional leadership change. It reflects the company’s broader ambition to deepen its footprint across emerging markets where digital transformation is accelerating, positioning identity security as a critical foundation for economic growth, regulatory compliance and enterprise resilience in the Middle East and Africa.