Mr. Mohamed Ebrahim Varvany has recently been appointed the Managing Director of ATL (Aluminium Trailers Ltd) – Your Trailer Partner based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania responsible for the product diversification and regional expansion into East, Central and Southern Africa.

Prior to this, he held the role of Chief Commercial Officer for Simba Corporation in charge of development of emerging brands, Ashok Leyland and Mahindra.

With previous experiences in Scania East Africa as the Regional Sales & Presales Director and AutoXpress as a Product Sales Manager, Mohamed expertise lies in product lifecycle development, strategic restructure and planning with a key focus on sales, customer experience and solutions.

Mr. Mohamed Ebrahim Varvany graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from USIU-Africa in 2010, having completed his Bachelors of Science in International Business Administration there in 2009.

While his professional journey began with selling mobile phones, followed by a more-than-a-decade long stint in the automotive industry, Mohamed has interacted with communities to empower and benefit them. Even during his time at USIU-Africa, beginning with successfully vying for the role of Vice Chair of the Students’ Affair Council as an undergraduate, followed by the Graduate Representative role within the same committee while doing his MBA.

While sales and relationships have always been his strength, Mohamed understood, while studying for his Bachelor’s degree, that this would not be enough for him to fully understand the workings of an organization, which has several aspects to it. With this in mind, Mohamed decided to continue his educational journey by enrolling for an MBA, which went on to help his development in several ways.

The MBA curriculum gave Mohamed the opportunity to develop his knowledge and understanding in different areas like Strategy, Management, Finance & Marketing, among others, that enabled him to polish core sales skill-set. Furthermore, it also helped him to become more aware of his leadership style, along with shaping his vision of the type of leader he wanted to be.

For those starting out, Mohamed notes that it is important to find a career choice you are passionate about and accentuate this passion by getting the right education, and compliment it by adding several skills that add value and contribute to your passion in a broader perspective, and then there will be no stopping you.

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