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Salih Abamor

@salihabamor

I grow enterprise SaaS revenue through retention, expansion, and complex strategic deals.

Turkey
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I've grown IBM's Instana business from 10 to more than 200 enterprise accounts across the Middle East and Africa, combining new-business acquisition with systematic cross-selling and upselling.

I own revenue and new-business targets for IBM's IT Automation, Observability and FinOps portfolios. Through structured account planning, subscription renewals and land-and-expand motions, I delivered 60% year-on-year revenue growth in Observability while supporting pipeline governance for a regional sales team.

I've built trusted C-suite and line-of-business relationships across banking, telecommunications and public-sector accounts, connecting automation, observability, data governance and regulatory requirements to commercial outcomes. As an Executive Sponsor and Deal Coach, I structure complex multi-million-dollar negotiations and manage deal and delivery risk.

Across IBM, I've also built partner ecosystems, led regional go-to-market plans, scaled integration and BPM portfolios, and opened new markets through strategic partnerships. I bring deep Turkish and EMEA market coverage, along with fluent Turkish and English.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

IBM logoIB

Enterprise Sales Leader

Enterprise sales leader with 16+ years of experience across EMEA, consistently exceeding revenue targets in SaaS, data, observability, and AI-driven automation. Proven track record in key account management, retention, and growth.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Warwick Business School logoWS

Warwick Business School

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

MBA from Warwick Business School, with a dissertation on IBM Cloud Platform and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development in Turkey.

Istanbul Bilgi University logoIU

Istanbul Bilgi University

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

MBA from Istanbul Bilgi University, with a dissertation on regulation theory and recommendations for the Turkish energy and utilities market.

Middle East Technical University logoMU

Middle East Technical University

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Middle East Technical University.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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