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Ragheb appointed senior advisor, International Sales for Europe, ME and Africa
Jan 24, 2012
Aircraft, Engines & Components, Business Aviation
Executive & VIP Aviation InternationalTarek Ragheb, who has headed the Gulfstream sales organisation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMA) for the past 18 years, is assuming new responsibilities for advising and supporting the group he helped develop. In his new role as senior adviser to the International Sales team for EMA, Ragheb will provide strategic guidance and counsel to the staff as it continues to serve the needs of Gulfstream customers in those regions.
Ragheb was recruited to Gulfstream in 1994 to contribute to the expansion of the company’s product line and to help create what has become one of the most formidable sales organisations in business aviation. Since then, Ragheb has helped make the Gulfstream name prominent in Western Europe, the Middle East and Russia, as well as the emerging economies of Eastern Europe.
In his most recent role, Ragheb was regional senior vice president of International Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will ultimately assist a new divisional vice president to transition into that role and will continue to play an important strategic role for Gulfstream.
Prior to joining Gulfstream, Ragheb was vice president, General Electric Aerospace, for the Middle East and Africa, then president, Martin Marietta International, Middle East region.
Ragheb emigrated with his family from Egypt to the United States in 1969 when he was 13 years old. He later became a US citizen. After graduating from Temple University, he served in the US Air Force and then as a diplomat at the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ragheb is a private pilot and is fluent in English and Arabic, with a working knowledge of French and German.
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