Mohammed Khodabocus

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Regional Director Technology Operations - EMEA at WPP

United Kingdom

Overview

Mohammed is the Regional Director of Technology Operations for EMEA at WPP, where he leads global infrastructure projects and defines technology roadmaps. He is a performance-focused executive with deep experience in service delivery, change management, and operational strategy, demonstrated through senior roles at Kantar and IBM.

During his time as a Delivery Executive at IBM, he had end-to-end responsibility for services across 100+ countries, managing over 8, 000 servers and 30, 000 end-users for Kantar.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Requires Proof

Friendly But Slow

They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions  They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Topics They Care About

Global IT Operations
His career at WPP, Kantar, and IBM has focused on managing global infrastructure projects, service delivery, and day-to-day technology operations across numerous countries.
Technology Transformation
He has extensive experience in change management, defining technology strategy, and implementing improvements to align IT with business objectives and drive stakeholder value.
Vendor Management
In previous roles, he was responsible for assuring the performance of third-party technology service partners and has also served as an executive delivery partner for a global client.

Media Appearances

Mohammed has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Regional Director Technology Operations - EMEA at WPP
6-2023 - 8-2025
Director Technology Operations - Creatives at WPP
9-2021 - 6-2023
Director Technology Service Partners at Kantar
1-2020 - 9-2021
Head Of Service Management at Kantar
1-2017 - 12-2019
Global Kantar Delivery Partner Executive at IBM

Education

Mohammed has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Mohammed

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence

DONT's

  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mohammed is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mohammed

  • They are likely to give you a clear answer without taking you around in circles. However, if you share a good relationship, they might not be so forthcoming.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mohammed move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Mohammed take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Mohammed

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