Miguel A. Villalonga - CEO, e& enterpise Cloud

Miguel A. Villalonga - CEO, e& enterpise Cloud

Miguel is an ICT executive with over 30 years of international experience. He was appointed CEO of e& enterprise Cloud in 2020 and his responsibilities include the portfolio of multi-cloud services, datacentre, IT outsourcing, systems integration, contact centre solutions, and engageX (e& enterprise’s brand for CPaaS).

Since the launch of e& enterprise as an independent business vertical within e&, Miguel has led strategic activities to accelerate growth, both organic and inorganic, with a portfolio of acquisitions and JV partnerships. This includes the creation of Khazna, the largest datacentre player in the Middle East, and the creation of the fastest growing public cloud managed services in the region, Bespin Global MEA.

Miguel joined e& (Etisalat Digital) in 2016 as VP of Cloud and Datacentre. In his role, he pioneered the landing of hyperscale cloud service providers to the region in partnership with etisalat by e&, looking after the commercial and regulatory changes required for the successful launch of public cloud in the Middle East.

Previously, he served 8 years as the CEO of Emitac Enterprise Solutions, one of the leading regional Systems Integrator based in Dubai. While there, he led a successful transformation from a traditional Value-Added Reseller to a vibrant Solutions and Services firm with a growing focus on Cloud, Big Data and Security.

Prior to Emitac, Miguel was one of the founders and managing partners of Swissrisk Group, a European software services company that grew from zero to more than 1,000 professionals in less than 7 years. He started his career in Hewlett-Packard Consulting where he spent 10 years.

Miguel holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and an Executive MBA from IE.