Firas Bashee

Oncam, global provider of 360-degree video capture and business intelligence technology, has announced the promotion of Simon Reed to Vice President of Sales, EMEA and Asia. In these dynamic regions, Reed will lead the implementation of the company's strategic vision to expand market share, propel new deployments of the company's award-winning technology, and boost strategic alliances.  In this role, Reed will collaborate with the company's regional sales directors across the UK, Europe, Turkey, APAC and South Asia, and align with other senior sales executives to streamline account acquisition. Reed’s extensive experience in building strategic alliances will help Oncam optimize growth opportunities and accelerate global go-to-market strategies. He will focus on building strategic partnerships and driving sales for video surveillance and business intelligence solutions. Reed has worked with Fortune 50 companies, such as Wal-Mart, to provide project management for IT networks and POS systems during his time at Wachter  Solving Security-Related Challenges Reed joined the sales team in 2016 as the Regional Sales Director for Northern Europe from Samsung Techwin, where he served as the Retail Business Development Manager. As Business Development Manager in Retail Integrated Security Systems at GWIBS 24-7, Reed worked with retail customers to provide IT and software solutions to solve some of the industry's critical security-related challenges. He has worked with Fortune 50 companies, such as Wal-Mart, to provide project management for IT networks and POS systems during his time at Wachter, Inc. In February 2017, Reed was promoted to Oncam's Regional Sales Director, EMEA, where he was instrumental in building the brand's reach through an increased focus on training, customer support, and partner connections.  Driving Business Development “Oncam is clearly the technology leader in 360-degree video and there is enormous opportunity to build sustainable, high-growth initiatives in these dynamic regions,” said Reed. “I’m thrilled to expand my role within Oncam and look forward to working with our global sales ecosystem to drive business development and sales efforts.” “Simon's aptitude and contributions over the past two years have been invaluable to the organization and he embodies the values that Oncam holds in such high regard, including a dedication to customer service, teamwork and integrity,” said Firas Banshee, CEO, Oncam. “We are dedicated to investing in the people necessary to further boost the positive trajectory we've seen in the EMEA and Asia regions while identifying new avenues for opportunity as the market expands.”

Paul will lead Oncam’s product developments, focusing primarily on upcoming cloud solutions Oncam, the leading provider of 360-degree video capture and core analytics technology, has appointed Paul Burke as VP Product Management, Cloud and Applications. Paul will lead the company’s product developments, focusing primarily on upcoming cloud solutions. Extensive Experience In Cloud Solutions  With 20 years of experience in product management and product marketing roles for software companies, Paul Burke has held recent roles at Centrix Software and 5app Ltd. He has witnessed and worked alongside the transition from on premise solutions to the cloud, with experience in both the B2B and B2C space. Paul is also an advisory board member at Cambridge-based U.K. startup, Silicon Safe, providing expert guidance on productisation strategy, go-to-market activities and pricing models. Vital To Upcoming Cloud Solution Launches “Paul brings to Oncam a great deal of experience in cloud solutions and the digital business space. He is a significant hire for the Oncam team and his expertise is already proving to be vital for our upcoming cloud solutions launches”, commented Firas Bashee, Founder and CEO of Oncam. “Oncam has world-leading innovative and industry-changing solutions in the pipeline and I’m looking forward to progressing and driving the development and launch of these technologies”, added Paul Burke, VP Product Management, Cloud and Applications.   Oncam is a leading global innovator harnessing 360-degree video and video-based analytics to provide an open business intelligence platform that unites the physical and digital. Founded in 2007, Oncam leads the way with its de-warping software and its business intelligence solutions allow companies to make informed decisions based on real-time data.

Puri has more than 25 years of leadership experience in startups, corporate and defense environments Oncam Grandeye, the security division of Oncam Technologies, announced recently that Anish Puri will be its Vice President of Engineering Technology. Puri has more than 25 years of leadership experience in start ups, as well as in corporate and defense environments. At the beginning of his career, he built Polaroid’s India Software Center from the ground up, creating the New Delhi infrastructure and hiring and training the software development team, which he managed from Massachusetts for ten years. As Senior Principal at Raytheon Corporation’s Missile Defense Center in Woburn, Mass., he led software proposal responses for ballistic missile defense radar systems that had average monetary awards anywhere from $20 million to $100 million. After that, he joined United Technologies as its senior software manager for airborne surveillance systems for customers in the U.S., U.K. and wider NATO countries. “We are pleased to welcome high-caliber people such as Anish,” said Firas I Bashee, Group CEO, OncamTechnologies. “With his extensive background in engineering and management, we feel confident we will attain the developmental goals we have established, as we make inroads in new markets with our innovative and disruptive technologies.” “I am energised and excited at the prospect of working with such a world-class organization. It’s truly a joy to work with people who all have a singularity of purpose, and I saw that everywhere I went at Oncam Grandeye,” said Puri. “I’m looking forward to the future!”

Jumbi Edulbehram will be responsible for sales, marketing and development activities in the Americas Oncam Grandeye, the security division of Oncam Technologies, announced recently that it has selected Jumbi Edulbehram to succeed Graham Wallis as Regional President, Americas. He will be based in the company’s Lowell, Mass. office, responsible for sales, marketing and development activities in the Americas. Before coming to Oncam Grandeye, he was in charge of business development for the physical security business of Samsung Techwin. In that position, he was responsible for managing strategic partnerships with technology partners, consultants/A&Es, and large national integrators. His was also responsible for developing new business and growing sales in industry segments such as retail, government and transportation. Prior to Samsung Techwin, he served as Vice President of Business Development for Next Level Security Systems, a physical security company focused on developing a new breed of networked security solutions. Before Next Level, Jumbi was Director of Business Development at Axis Communications, where he was responsible for partnership programs, industry segments as well as the Axis’ Video Hosting System. Preceding Axis, he was Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Business Development at IntelliVid, a provider of unique intelligent video analysis software for the retail market; IntelliVid was acquired by Tyco/ADT in 2008. Jumbi has also worked as a management consultant at BCG and as a senior chip design engineer at Intel Corp. Jumbi has a bachelor’s degree from MIT, a master’s degree from the University of California, San Diego and a Ph.D. in Regional Economic Development from the University of California at Berkeley. “As we continue to evolve our technology, we’re especially pleased to have someone with Jumbi’s vast experience and knowledge on board,” said Firas I Bashee, Group CEO, Oncam Technologies. “I also want to thank Graham Wallis and confirm that he will continue to be an active member of the management team, an advisor, and will remain on the Executive team.” “With their leading 360-degree technology, Oncam Grandeye has made enormous inroads in the security and retail markets,” said Edulbehram. “I’m looking forward to helping it become a comprehensive, global tech powerhouse as it takes advantage of many exciting opportunities ahead.”

Oncam Technologies CEO FirasBashee said there is no better placethan India to launch new technology Oncam, the security division of Oncam Technologies, formally launched its regional office in India at an event held on 14th October at the British High Commissioner's residence in Delhi. The following day, representatives from more than 120 leading businesses, as well as local dignitaries, attended a technology seminar there, which showcased Oncam’s award-winning 360-degree technology. St. John Gould, the British High Commission Director for UKTI and Prosperity in India, said: "Oncam is a great example of a bright, innovative and advanced company bringing British technology to the global market. Their 360-degree camera solutions are used widely in the U.K. and other countries, and we look forward to seeing their success in India. Prime Minister Modi has encouraged international businesses to engage with India. U.K. businesses like Oncam are doing this in significant numbers." India is experiencing a technology boom comparable to Silicon Valley. With 1.2 billion inhabitants, India is the 10th-largest economy in the world relative to its GDP. Companies worldwide are actively introducing technologies, injecting cash and creating new companies - lots of them. According to a February 2014 report by SeedStar, nearly 2,500 startups were born in India, and with nearly 50 percent of its total population under 47, that trend is certain to continue, helped greatly by an incredibly young and savvy tech-oriented workforce. Oncam is no stranger to the region. Last month, the company launched its new office in Singapore, and it has already invested heavily in India by opening a new office in Gurgaon and hiring local tech experts; it is already providing state-of-the-art, 360-degree surveillance for Orphans Village, Delhi’s new, purpose-built orphanage, comprised of 24 buildings and an integral school. Oncam is already providingstate-of-the-art, 360-degreesurveillance for OrphansVillage, Delhi’s new, purpose-built orphanage, comprisedof 24 buildings and anintegral school "As we expand into Asia, there is no better country than India for us to launch our new technology," said Firas Bashee, CEO of Oncam Technologies, "With one of the fastest growing economies in the world, its critical infrastructure, locational advantage, population, workforce, and one of the most developed higher education systems across the globe, we are excited at the opportunities and the partnerships we can create in India." Technical solutions seminar Total Situational Awareness was the seminar’s news focus; a live demonstration powerfully illustrated how 360-degree surveillance, which offers live and retrospective analysis of an entire scene, could provide companies in the region with an efficient and scalable solution to immediately enhance the safety and security of their businesses - be they concerned with critical infrastructure, retail, banking, transport or any number of other sectors. Oncam’s innovative and patented 360-degree technology was warmly received; attendees immediately grasped the benefits that the pioneering technology would bring to their companies as the demonstration clearly illustrated why the MGM hotels in Las Vegas - the Aria, MGM Grand, Bellagio and Mirage - as well as Subways stores worldwide and Royal Caribbean cruise lines, among other entities, have chosen Oncam’s technology.

Adrian will set a strong direction and strategy for Oncam’s sales and management teams worldwide Oncam, The security division of Oncam Technologies, has named industry veteran Adrian Marsh as its new COO. Graham Wallis will continue as Oncam’s Regional President of the Americas but will transition the role of COO, effective immediately. Marsh has been in the IT industry for more than 30 years, having started as an R&D engineer in the telecommunications space. He then spent 10 years at technology-incubator and telecom pioneer Newbridge Networks and, after it exceeded $1 billion in annual revenues and had obtained the number-one market share in the Wide Area Network market, he took his talents to Nortel Enterprise Division (now Avaya), where he spent seven years in senior roles from Global Accounts to heading up their EMEA channel. However, the burgeoning and soon-to-be integral world of information security beckoned. Marsh joined Trend Micro, a $1 billion global leader in the industry, where he was initially responsible for global business operations pertaining to small-to-medium sized businesses with their unique IT needs. He helped to rapidly build this segment, and it became responsible for approximately 30 percent of Trend Micro’s overall revenues. Subsequently, he was responsible for running the company’s European channels and he eventually became vice president of international markets. Immediately prior to joining Oncam, Adrian had successfully established his own consultancy business, Cirrus Europe, advising both technology startups and more established companies on channel strategy as well as how to enter new markets. He was especially effective with companies looking to reinvigorate an established channel or to evolve strategy reflective of today’s omnipresent cloud-computing paradigm. “The COO is a vital role, and Adrian’s vast expertise will help position us as the leading security and technology firm going into the future,” said Firas I. Bashee, Group CEO for Oncam Technologies, “Utilising his extraordinary background, Adrian will set a strong direction and strategy for our company’s sales and management teams worldwide.”