As Senior Vice President overseeing Cisco’s operations across 80 markets, David Meads leads one of the region’s most active participants in AI infrastructure development. Under his leadership, Cisco joined the Stargate UAE consortium alongside G42, OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA and SoftBank Group to build a 1GW AI data centre in Abu Dhabi, with 200MW expected in the near term. Separately, Cisco, AMD and HUMAIN announced plans for a joint venture targeting 1GW of AI infrastructure development in Saudi Arabia by 2030.
With over three decades at Cisco, including a decade leading the company’s business across the Middle East and Africa, Meads oversees the Country Digital Acceleration programmes across the UAE and Saudi Arabia, positioning Cisco as a foundational partner in both countries’ AI ambitions.
