Bassem Awada

Bassem Awada is the Vice President of Global Strategic Accounts & Partnerships at TerraPay. Bassem has over 18 years of experience in sales and marketing, with a focus on the Middle East region.

Bassem started their career at 3M as a Sales and Marketing Manager, where they were responsible for the sales and marketing of 3M Dental Products in the Middle East region. In this role, they were accountable for the revenue and profits, and contributed to the management of distributors and sales reps. Bassem also screened new opportunities for new segments of the market.

In 2007, Bassem joined Western Union as the RVP SEA (in addition to Key Initiatives). In this role, they had P&L responsibility over Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines and Brunei, and was responsible for enabling digital account payout network support for Indonesia and Philippines. Bassem was also the BOD for 3 entities in SEA and was responsible for hunting global partnerships and M&A opportunities.

Bassem Awada has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Management, General from Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK. Bassem also has a Bachelor’s Degree in the same field from the same school. In addition, they have a certification in Lean Management from WU.

Bassem Awada works with Prabakaran K Arumugam - Director - Revenue Assurance, Sukesh Malliah - Regional Director - Asia, and Gachlem Ngassaki - Regional Director West & Central Africa. Bassem Awada reports to Ambar Sur, Founder & CEO.