Ammar Akbani
Marketing & Sales Development Manager at WatServ (A Brookfield Company)
CloudFirst | Modern Work - WatServ (A Brookfield Company)
I am a business graduate from the University of Toronto. I have had a diverse set of experiences which showcase my versatility with internships in banking, advertising, hospitality and technology sectors. During this time I developed a passion for working with businesses and helping them transform, change and perform better overall. As such, I am now working at Watserv, helping businesses realize the full potential of the cloud.

Adding to my experiences are three languages learnt living in three different countries. Perhaps travelling as a kid embedded a travel bug in me, and a desire to explore the world-currently at 18 countries and counting! I enjoy cappuccinos, dark chocolate, as well as creating and consuming gastronomic delights. I am a challenging opponent in racquet sports and have a deep-rooted enthusiasm for Manchester United.

I am now looking to technically upskill and continue to learn more about my industry. Lets have a chat if we can increase our knowledge :)
WatServ (A Brookfield Company)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/watserv
I work within the marketing and sales team at Watserv helping customers realize the benefits of WatServ's Cloud Services encompassing SOCaaS, Azure, Microsoft 365, GCP, Private Cloud.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Marketing & Sales Development Manager
SYNNEX
https://www.linkedin.com/company/synnexcorporation
Focused on ISV recruitment and Microsoft Cloud
Toronto, Canada Area
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Business Development Manager
Microsoft
https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft
Toronto, Canada Area
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Partner Marketing Associate
University of Toronto
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-toronto
MGC02 Consumer Behaviour
MGTA36 Management communications
Toronto, Canada Area
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Teaching Assistant
Expedia Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/expedia
Toronto
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Market Associate Intern
University of Toronto
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-toronto
Management Communication MGTA36
Toronto
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Teaching Assistant
Orientm McCann Pakistan
https://www.linkedin.com/company/orientmmccannpk
Brands:

L'Oreal Paris
Suzuki Motors Pakistan
Diamond Foam 
DingDong Bubble Gum
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Brand Strategy Intern
Scotiabank
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scotiabank
GTB
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Associate Business Analyst
The Marketing Group at UTSC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeofthepinksheep
Toronto, Canada Area
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Director of Operations
The Marketing Group at UTSC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeofthepinksheep
University of Toronto
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Operations Specialist
University of Toronto
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-toronto
MGTA36- Management Communications for Co-op

-Instructed 30+ BBA students for 4 hours per week to help them improve their presentation and communication skills

-Collaborated with professor and fellow TA’s to develop new content, effectively enhancing content and course experience

-Implemented teaching strategies to encourage students to partake in discussions, succesfully increasing class participation
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Teaching Assistant
Bay Street Blog
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bay-street-blog
Taking the most interesting events in the business world, and translating it into perspective for the world.
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Contributing Writer
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Business, Management, Marketing, and Economics
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University of Toronto
https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-toronto/
High School Diploma
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
King City Secondary High School
Sponsored and Judged by Accenture
Management Technology Association
1st Place Eclipse Conference
University of Toronto
1st Place IGNITE Marketing competition
Investment Society
Battle of the Banks Debate Competition
TSCPA, University of Toronto (Scarborough)
1st Place TSCPA Impromptu competition
TSCPA, UTSC Debate Club, University of Toronto (Scarborough)
1st Place, TSCPA Debate Competition
Sports Marketing Case Competition
MESA, University of Toronto (Scarborough)
1st Place, The Rising Stars
Individual, Marketing Field
DECA-UTSC, University of Toronto (Scarborough)
2nd Place-DECA Case Competition
Economics Student Organization, University of Toronto (Scarborough)
1st Place-The Economist Debate
ENACTUS-UTSC, University of Toronto (Scarborough)
1st Place Consultprenuer- Consulting Case Competition
Remax Real Estate
Business Award
King City Secondary School
School Letter
King City Secondary School
Student Council Advisor
King City Secondary School
Valedictorian Award
Green Channel Foundation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-channel-foundation
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Project Co-ordinator
Social Services
Volunteer for Bangladesh
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Volunteer
Microsoft
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Microsoft 365 SMB Sales Specialist
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Microsoft
H452-9925
Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamental (MS-900)
Microsoft
www.microsoft.com
H206-7430
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-az-900.aspx
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mor-mordchaev-147601225
Toronto, ON
Mor Mordchaev
Director of Cloud Services, IaaS | VMware, Azure, GCP, AWS
https://ch.linkedin.com/in/sandra-pfeifer
Montreux
Sandra Pfeifer
Sr. Project Manager at WatServ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/trustedtelecom
Hartford, CT
Justin Marshall
Podcast Producer: Dissecting Popular IT Nerds | A revolutionary podcast focused on solving IT challenges and growing the value of IT | IT Leadership Podcast | DevOps | IT Management | IT Collaboration Maven | Human
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-vashisht-41a8a08
Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Justin Vashisht
IT Executive
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amdreacarroll
St Paul, MN
Andrea Carroll
We are a world class provider of training on: Microsoft, VMWARE,CISCO, IBM, CompTIA, Red Hat, Oracle, Adobe in Minnesota
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-khaliefa
Greater Hartford
Mohammed Khaliefa
I help sales teams redesign their CRM System to better track sales pipeline while focusing on sales growth without wasting time chasing information down
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdonley
Bethesda, MD
James Donley
Strategic Leadership during Digital Transformations is where I flourish.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-harrington-7a3a2290
New York City Metropolitan Area
Sam Harrington
Senior Account Executive at Abnormal Security
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-raffety-6baa62172
Charlotte, NC
Carol Raffety
Cyber AI Executive at Darktrace
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmccord
Greater Boston
Kevin McCord
Account Executive, Mid-Atlantic at Recorded Future
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanson
New York City Metropolitan Area
Sam Anson
Business Development/Recruiter IT Staffing, perm and contractor
https://pt.linkedin.com/in/tiagomiravieira
Lisboa
Tiago Vieira
IMS & Workplace Hub Manager at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Portugal
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/karinabarker
Toronto, ON
Karina Barker
Co-Founder of Sparked Digital Inc. | Entrepreneur-in-Residence at DMZ | Copywriting Mentor
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/harsev
Vancouver, BC
Harsev Oshan
Generating real world insights from the #Metaverse VR/AR/MR | Cognitive3D
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-bagher-zoroufchi-8261ba139
Canada
Mohammad Bagher Zoroufchi
Portfolio Manager
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/maly-charbonneau
Terrebonne, QC
Maly Charbonneau
Marketing & Business Development at Beehivr | SoftSell
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/luigi-infusino
Vaughan, ON
Luigi Infusino
Business Development Manager, GB Commercial at Traction on Demand
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        Ammar Akbani is great partner to work with on any new project that requires alot of  internal and external work to bring it into reality. Highly recommend Ammar for any growth role that requires out of the box thinking combined with hardwork and dedication. Gustavo Guimarães
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        I had the opportunity to work with Ammar as his manager and also saw his growth as a professional, due to the many challenges we overcame in successfully growing the business. Ammar's contribution positively impacted our Microsoft Cloud business by helping our core CSP partners and ISVs to scale their sales and adopt cloud solutions, leading them towards digital transformation.

Ammar did a great job at SYNNEX and I am confident he will continue deliver excellent results in the future. He is an asset for any organization. 
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Canadian Marketing Association
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The Prosperity Renaissance
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DECA Inc.
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SYNNEX SMB Connect
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Cloud Native Islamabad
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Toronto Marketing Community
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AWS Cloud Computing (For Interested Parties & Users)
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Social Media Marketing Group by Connect365.io
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ISV Group
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Microsoft Partner Network Canada
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The Microsoft ISV Network
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The Microsoft ISV Networking Group
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On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
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Deloitte Financial Advisory
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