Mike Rayyan

Mike Rayyan has had a long and varied career in the business world. In 2010, they began working as a Retail Account Manager for British Land. In 2012, they moved to Audi UK as an Audi Showroom Manager, where they were responsible for statistical analysis of data and increasing sales of the brand. In 2015, they joined Wakefield Council as an Inward Investment Manager, working with large-scale organizations and scoping investment opportunities. From 2017 to 2019, they worked for various companies in roles such as Non-Executive Director and Business Development Director, helping businesses to grow. In 2022, they began working for Zest as the Director of Public Sector and for Optm as the Vice Chair and New Business Development. In both roles, they collaborated with internal departments and external delivery partners to provide innovative solutions and IT managed services.

Mike Rayyan has a diverse educational background. Mike has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Sheffield Hallam University, which they achieved through a Mathematics & Statistics Extended Degree Programme. Prior to this, they obtained an Access to Higher Education Diploma from The Sheffield College, with a field of study in Sciences with Maths & Statistics. Mike also holds a Retail Management Diploma from The Source Skills Academy, which included Key Skills & Functional Skills (English & Mathematics). Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, such as Dale Carnegie Sales Training: Winning With Relationship Selling from Dale Carnegie Training, KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training 2022 from KnowBe4, VMware Cloud on Dell EMC Fundamentals from VMware, VMware VSP - Server Virtualisation from VMware, Veeam Sales Professional from Veeam Software, and Veeam Technical Sales Professional from Veeam Software.