Nakisa appoints Saleh Bahrololoum as Managing Director for the GCC region

Canada – February 12, 2026 – Nakisa, a global leader in enterprise AI software for large organizations across the public and private sectors, today announced the appointment of Saleh Bahrololoum as Managing Director for the GCC region.

In this role, Saleh will lead Nakisa’s strategy and operations, strengthen relationships with clients and partners, and drive the company’s continued expansion across the region.

This appointment represents a key milestone in Nakisa’s long-term growth strategy, as the GCC emerges as one of the company’s strategic markets. Governments and large enterprises across the region are accelerating digital transformation initiatives, fueling demand for AI-powered decision intelligence, workforce planning, finance, and portfolio management solutions.

Saleh brings deep regional expertise, strong leadership, and a clear understanding of how Nakisa’s enterprise solutions deliver real business impact. As we continue to scale our operations in the GCC, his leadership and experience working with Fortune 1000 will be instrumental in supporting our clients and partners and expanding our business. The region is a strategic pillar of growth for Nakisa, and this appointment underscores our long-term commitment to our partners.

Robert Nardi

COO at Nakisa

Over the past year, Nakisa has made significant investments to support clients in the Middle East, including the launch of its UAE data center. This initiative reinforces Nakisa’s commitment to local data residency, security, and regulatory compliance, while enabling closer collaboration with regional clients and partners. With a growing team on the ground, Nakisa continues to deepen its understanding of local priorities and deliver solutions aligned with the region’s evolving needs.

The GCC is at a pivotal moment, with organizations making significant investments in AI and digital transformation. Nakisa’s solutions are uniquely positioned to help forward-looking enterprises decide, plan, and execute critical business decisions across people, assets, capital, and operations, grounded in governed data and processes. I’m excited to lead this next phase of growth.

Saleh Bahrololoum

Managing Director, GCC at Nakisa

The announcement builds on Nakisa’s broader momentum as the company advances its AI-first vision and expands its portfolio of enterprise solutions. With proven technology, an established regional presence, and a clear focus on long-term value creation, Nakisa is well positioned to support public-sector institutions and large enterprises across the region as they lead large-scale digital and organizational transformation initiatives.

About Nakisa

Nakisa is a global enterprise software company with over 20 years of experience supporting more than 200 large organizations across the public and private sectors. Our products help enterprise finance, real estate, HR, strategy, and operations accomplish business-critical missions more efficiently by providing insights, workflows, and automation, serving as the system of record for enterprise decisions and execution. Built on an AI-first, cloud-native microservices architecture, Nakisa uses enterprise-grade technologies to deliver the reliability and speed large organizations need to scale, adapt, and innovate. Our products are particularly well-suited for sovereign entities, state-owned enterprises, regulated industries, and capital-intensive organizations where decisions must withstand scrutiny and enable real-world execution.

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