Arif has uniquely diversified professional international executive experience, 12+ years on business intelligence, sales strategy, product and market development and solution architecture for wholesale & corporate segments at international Telecommunication, Datacenter and ICT companies across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Arif holds different executive positions over the years and has participated actively with different roles to develop the internet eco-systems. He runs 6 years Board Membership of AMS-IX which is the world largest internet exchange.
Arif is now developing new Services and Markets and leading Interconnection Strategy for ITENOS. ITENOS as a Data Center and Cloud brand of Deutsche Telekom Group acts fully independent and operates carrier-neutral Data Center facilities in all big hubs in Germany.
Arif has a Bachelor and Master degree on Communication Engineering and in dissertation phase of his multi-disciplinary Ph.D on the “Value Chain of the Internet” and harmonizing academic knowledge with professional practice.