Meet Moses Samaha - Executive General Manager, Product, Marketing & Sales @ Equifax Australia
We hope you’ve been enjoying learning a bit more about all of the amazing executives we’ve interviewed so far.
Our next superstar is Moses Samaha, Executive General Manager of Product, Marketing and Sales at Equifax. When Moses meets people for the first time, he describes what he does as being in charge of running the “go-to-market” part of the business. Essentially this means his team looks after the relationships with customers. They’re chartered with looking after these people and ensuring customers are satisfied and getting the most from the business. Moses may also throw in there that part of his role and team is building a lot of the products the customers use. So it’s necessary for him to understand what’s important to customers, what works well and what doesn’t work well.
When he was working in telco, Moses would tell his children that he was an inventor. It was easier in those days as you could give them a new phone or app to play with – in his current role, it is harder to explain. So, he explains that he makes new products for people – still an inventor with a sales person sprinkled in.
Making a Difference
Moses would call his autobiography Making a Difference, and his superpower would be flying. Being able to get to different places that are far distances across the world quickly does sound like the dream!
When he was growing up, Moses did not have a clear view of what he wanted to do until well into his teen years. Growing up with immigrant parents from Lebanon in Sydney’s western suburbs, he looked at family and friends who had done well, and from there they started shaping how he thought about his future career.
In fact, his father was in electrical maintenance and Moses completed an electrical engineering degree on the back of that. He told us that his parents did what they could to create the best experience they could for him and the family. Moses would eventually find his own way and opportunities as life threw them at him. One thing is certain though – he did not think he’d be doing what he is.
If he could turn back time
The advice he would give to his 15-year-old self was simple, yet very informative – especially today:
“Be hungry. Always want more, to grow, to do better, work hard, and take opportunities as they come.”