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Sami Istephan

Commander · DISC type D
Vice President Global Alliances & Head of Digital Partnerships at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
📍 United Kingdom

Sami Istephan is a strategic, sales-oriented business leader and the Vice President of Global Alliances at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. With over 20 years of experience, he specializes in transforming businesses by developing technology solutions and sales frameworks through partnerships. He holds an MBA from The University of Huddersfield and is described as inspirational, collaborative, and commercially strong.

Outside of his corporate role, Sami is passionate about mentorship and community support. He volunteers as a mentor for the Greater Manchester Business Growth Hub, where he supports local business leaders. He also shows a keen interest in the future of science and innovation, attending relevant industry conferences to stay informed.

He is contributing to a panel discussion at the ASAP European Alliance Summit on driving growth in the ecosystem economy.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Vice President Global Alliances & Head of Digital Partnerships
Job Level
Senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Sami shows up

Decisive
Risk-Taker
Very Quick

They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. They are very proud of what they do. They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.

Priorities

Topics Sami cares about

Strategic Alliances
His entire career, including current and past senior roles at BAE Systems, Vodafone, and Scandit, has focused on building and leading strategic partnerships and alliances.
Ecosystem Growth
He is a panelist at the ASAP European Alliance Summit, speaking on "Driving Growth in the Ecosystem Economy", showing a focus on collaborative market expansion.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Vice President Global Alliances & Head of Digital Partnerships
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
1-2021
Vice President Global Alliances
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
3-2019 - 4-2020
Global Director of Partnerships
Scandit
7-2018 - 2-2019
Founding Partner
ChannelGuru
4-2017 - 4-2018
Senior Director & Head of Alliances & System Integrators
Vodafone
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Media appearances

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Education
1992 - 1994
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The University of Huddersfield
1988 - 1991
BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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