Meet the team
Meet the
Marc Ellis team
Meet Our Tech Industry Experts. Passionate professionals dedicated to recruitment and training, shaping a tech-savvy world by connecting top talent with leading companies. Our experienced team brings years of expertise in their fields to empower success.

Director
Zaid Alhiali
A seasoned professional with over 20 years within the sales and business development industry, 15 of which dedicated to helping clients find the best Digital, project management and IT talent in the world. Currently, Zaid is directing in creating tomorrow’s Agile, Digital and Tech workforce for Marc Ellis.

Director Of Sales And Business Development
Brendan Lingam
Brendan leads the Recruitment and Sales division here at Marc Ellis. Taking full responsibility for developing end-to-end partner management relationships with our clients, he is focused on leading and supporting each of his teams to consistently provide the high-quality and trusted service we pride ourselves on. He believes that understanding the human side of change allows one to lead and mentor more effectively.

Operations Manager
Fulla Mahmoud
Fulla is a highly experienced recruitment specialist and has a very strong network of professionals within the IT & Telecommunication industry. She has a successful & accredited track record of placing skilled professionals into Global IT Vendors, Operators, Service Providers, Enterprise, System Integrators and Aggregates clients.

Marketing & Communication Manager
Nora Ismail
Nora is a very creative marketing and communication specialist with experience of 5 years. Nora maximizes collaboration, efficiency and creativity in the building and maintenance of consistent branding or corporate identity across marketing and public relations channels.

HR Manager
Olivia Porter
An experienced HR with a strong focus on onboarding, internal policy, and ethics. She has industry experience in IT, Oil & gas, Systems integrators and briefly Fintech. Her background and commitment are all about people and trying to balance the challenge between the individual and the business.

Marketing Assistant
Manal Sajid
Manal comes with work experience in a range of industries mainly in the marketing domain. She is Registered as a Scrum@Scale Practioner with a passion for the ‘art’ of marketing. Aims to strategise ways that strengthen Marc Ellis’s reputation and facilitate continuous growth.

Client Success Manager
Rajitha Venugopal
Rajitha is an advocate chasing success coming with 12+ years of recruitment experience in IT and Digital space. Rajitha is passionate about catering to niche skills and closing though roles by finding the best talent. She is typically proud of creating high preforming client environments.

Client Success Manager
Rim Shaar
Senior Recruiter with 5 years of experience in sourcing, interviewing, onboarding and hiring top talents. Knows how to communicate and collaborate effectively with all levels of personnel by relying on excellent interpersonal skills, outstanding customer service and solid expertise in human resources management. Passionate and relentless hunter for perfection in everything she does.

Strategic Talent Partner
Arlinda Shefketi
10+ years of experience in Recruitment and Business Development, with expertise in the Scandinavian market, Arlinda specializes in the recruitment industry and retail trade. Her main focus is on IT/Infrastructure in which she has an extensive background in hiring top talents within IT and attracting the right skills. She aims to get candidates their dream job and the client their next star.

Sourcing Specialist
Amani El Baba
Amani is a motivated recruiter with over two years of experience in hiring in Africa, Lebanon, and the GCC. She enjoys what she does because she has always wanted to make a difference and contribute to success. She is passionate about recruitment and thrives on using her expertise to find the best candidates for the right role.

Sourcing Specialist
Sneha Solanki
Technical Recruiter with 5+ years of experience across the MENAT Region. I am skilled in IT & Digital Recruitment, Headhunting, Sourcing and Global Talent Acquisition. I aim to place the best talent in an effective manner with our clients. Proven track record of placing candidates into a variety of sectors; from Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and IoT.

HR Administrative Officer
Neil Dcunha
Neil Comes with 15 + Years of HR- Shared Services UAE Local banking experience , he has joined Marc Ellis as an “HR -Administration Officer”. He is highly organized, a dependable multi-tasker capable of maintaining HR records efficiently ( e.g On-boarding , PRO Admin and Benefits functions ) He aspires to implement a smooth documentation process in line with Marc Ellis’ vision for a paperless environment.

Sourcing Associate
Honey Paryani
Honey holds 9 years of experience in Talent Acquisition & Human Resources with industrial blend of IT Product & Consulting. As an HR professional her network & connections are an asset. She believes you need right consultation to land a right job, she offers career opportunity and not just jobs. She has strong interpersonal skills that helps her to recruit the right candidate.

Sourcing Associate
Cassandra Pandong
As an innovative Resourcer she knows that finding and hiring good people is a vital yet time-consuming task. You need thorough market insights, competitor intelligence and to proactively identify and build up good relationships with the strongest candidates. She is just your friendly neighbourhood resourcer who has a keen eye searching for brave minds to help us reimagine Tech and Digital Industry.