Nad Karim

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Director Customer Fullfilment EMEA at Ball Corporation

Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Nad has over 20 years of experience leading and transforming global supply chain teams in the technology sector, with expertise in M&A and change management. He specializes in handling divestitures, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships, from due diligence through to operations. Nad holds a BSc from De Montfort University.

His unique career path includes managing the divestiture of a business from Cisco, and later rejoining the company to lead its supply chain acquisition integration practice.

Personality Overview

Systematic

Value Seeker

Price-Sensitive

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Supply Chain M&A
He leads Cisco's Global Supply Chain Acquisition Integration team and previously managed the divestiture of a Cisco business unit to a private equity buyer.
Operational Transformation
His career focuses on transforming E2E supply chain and service teams in the software, cloud, and hardware technology sectors to improve overall business performance.
Change Management
He identifies improving business performance through effective Change Management as a recurring and central theme throughout his professional career.

Media Appearances

Nad has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Director Customer Fullfilment EMEA at Ball Corporation
11-2022 - 1-2025
Director Supply Chain, Acquisition Integration at Cisco
11-2018 - 11-2022
Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Purchasing at Synamedia
7-2012 - 11-2018
Director Product Operations (Supply Chain) at Cisco
7-2012
Director Materials Management at NDS Limited

Education

1988 - 7-1992
BSc from De Montfort University
Education details unavailable from Dunsmore Grammar School, Rugby

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Insights For Selling To Nad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nad is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nad

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nad move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Nad take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Nad

Personality Compatibility


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