His appointment highlights Alibaba Cloud’s focus on expanding regionally and providing tailored cloud solutions that support the UAE’s vision and the growth of media and sports organisations embracing AI.
Alibaba Cloud has appointed Dipesh Makwana as Head of its GEMS Division, which focuses on Gaming, Entertainment, Media and Sports. In his new role, Dipesh will lead regional growth and digital transformation strategies across these fast-evolving sectors.
Bringing over two decades of experience in broadcast technology, live production and cloud services, Dipesh is widely respected among both vendors and end users, particularly across the MENA region and Asia.
Prior to joining Alibaba Cloud, he held several senior positions in the media technology industry. Most recently, he was with Vizrt Group, where he managed strategic sports accounts and spearheaded business development across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. His tenure included a leadership role based in Bangkok, before returning to Dubai in early 2024 to focus on MENA markets.
Earlier in his career, Dipesh served in leadership positions at wTVision, overseeing broadcast graphics solutions across the Middle East and Asia, and at Riedel Communications, where he supported major broadcasters and live events clients.
Commenting on his new role, Dipesh said: “Joining Alibaba Cloud is an exciting next chapter. The GEMS division touches some of the most dynamic and high-impact sectors in the region. I’m looking forward to helping organisations in these areas harness the power of cloud technologies to innovate, scale, and transform.”
Dipesh’s appointment underlines Alibaba Cloud’s commitment to expanding its presence and capabilities in the region, with a focus on delivering tailored cloud solutions that meet the evolving vision of the UAE government bodies with the use of AI and cloud compute with the growing media and sports organisations also looking how to harness new technologies in cloud.
