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Sébastien Pavie is Vice President of Sales for EMEA at Thales. With over 20 years’ experience in IT security, Sébastien is a passionate and experienced sales professional and leader, having managed a number of regions across EMEA with including a particular focus on the Middle East and Africa for the last 10 years.

Having joined Thales through its acquisition of Gemalto, Sébastien previously led the cyber-security business in the region. He has had over 16 years’ experience in the group, having also held a number of positions during his time at SafeNet – there, he managed sales territories across Europe, and then moved to Dubai in August 2009 to establish SafeNet’s first presence in the Middle East & Africa region. He also brings deep awareness of cultural and working differences across regions; he is fluent in French and English, and has some knowledge of German, Arabic and Thai.