Qasim Bashir

Head of APJC Strategic Enterprise & Mid Market Accounts + Partner GTM @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Singapore2.3k followers
Amazon Web Services (AWS)ex-Googleex-Cisco

25+ years of experience, partnering with Large Enterprise CEOs & Boards in their transformation towards AI Native TechCos, across People, Process &

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I am a firm believer in the fact that in a rapidly evolving tech & macro environment, Incrementalism will lead to obsolescence, hence the best way to predict the future is to create it

Career Timeline

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  1. AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)JOB
    1. Head of APJC Strategic Ent…
      11M
  2. GOOGLEJOB
    1. Dir/Head of Strategic Indu…
      1Y 4M
    2. Dir/Head of Telco + Strate…
      2Y 5M
    3. Dir, Global Strategic Init…
      1Y 8M
  3. CISCOJOB
    1. Dir/Head of Strategic Web-…
      3Y
    2. Head of Telecom Service Pr…
      1Y 4M
    3. Client Executive - Telstra…
      5Y 3M
    4. Client Executive Warid Tel…
      4Y 3M
  4. NORTEL NETWORKSJOB
    1. Head of Telecom Service Pr…
      3Y 8M
  5. SIEMENSJOB
    1. Head of Solution Eng, Tele…
      3Y 7M

Time in market 27Y 6MOpen 4Closed 9Stints 13

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  1. Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Head of APJC Strategic Enterprise & Mid Market Accounts + Partner GTM · 2025-11 – present · 9 mo
  2. Job: Google — Director/Head of Strategic Industries GTM APAC + Strategic Accounts SEA · 2024-07 – 2025-11 · 1y 4mo — End to end AI driven Industry driven engagements including Industry Advisory and Strategic Accounts, across Telco, Retail, FSI, Manufacturing, Energy Oil & Gas
  3. Job: Google — Director/Head of Telco + Strategic Industries GTM APAC · 2022-01 – 2024-06 · 2y 5mo — AI driven Industry transformation engagements across APAC, for Telco as well as Media, Gaming, FSI & Retail industries
  4. Job: Google — Director, Global Strategic Initiatives · 2020-05 – 2022-01 · 1y 8mo — Partnering with CxOs & Boards of strategic Telco accounts globally, to build industry transformation Telco to Techco partnerships
  5. Job: Cisco — Director/Head of Strategic Web-scale Accounts · 2017-05 – 2020-05 · 3y — Working with top global strategic web scale accounts (Google, Meta, Amazon, MSFT) for; Sell WITH: i.e. jointly develop Cloud + Network driven solutions, building/executing joint Go To Market Sell TO: Working deeply across Chip design, platform design as well as Network design
  6. Job: Cisco — Head of Telecom Service Providers as a Channel ASEAN & Global SPs across APJC · 2016-01 – 2017-05 · 1y 4mo — Leading a team of JAPAC wide team responsible for building & driving Telco as a Channel business
  7. Job: Cisco — Client Executive - Telstra Global Account · 2010-10 – 2016-01 · 5y 3mo — Managing AUD $x00M+ ARR business. End to End responsibility from Sales, Customer Advisory, Onboarding, Adoption & Customer Success, for this Strategic Account
  8. Job: Cisco — Client Executive Warid Telecom Group (MEA Telco across 6 countries) · 2006-07 – 2010-10 · 4y 3mo — End to End responsibility from Sales, Customer Advisory, Onboarding, Adoption & Customer Success, for this Strategic Account
  9. Job: Siemens — Head of Solution Engineering, Telecom Service Provider Business · 1999-04 – 2002-11 · 3y 7mo — Responsible for Design & Delivery of Telco Solutions
  10. Job: Nortel Networks — Head of Telecom Service Provider Solutions, ASEAN & Pakistan · 2002-11 – 2006-07 · 3y 8mo
  11. School: Harvard University — Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  12. School: Lahore University of Management Sciences — Executive MBA, Business Strategy
  13. School: National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) — Bachelors in Engineering, Telecom Engineering (Project: VHDL based processor designing)

Skills

Gen AICloud ComputingGo-to-market StrategyManaged ServicesSolution SellingInternational Business DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentStrategyManagement

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