Meet The Team

The People Behind Zapyan

Great ideas need the right people to bring them to life.

At Zapyan, our team brings together strategic thinkers, technology leaders and creative specialists who combine their expertise to help businesses grow, innovate and work smarter.

From business strategy and digital transformation to AI engineering, marketing automation and creative execution, we bring different perspectives together to create meaningful impact.

Leadership & Advisory

Experience. Vision. Direction.

Behind every great solution is a team with the experience, vision and leadership to make it happen. Our leadership and advisory team brings together expertise across business strategy, technology, digital transformation and commercial growth.

Jawad Wisal

Jawad Wisal

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Jawad leads Zapyan's vision and strategic direction, bringing together marketing, technology and AI to solve complex business challenges. With extensive experience in enterprise architecture, digital transformation and marketing automation, he focuses on building scalable solutions that drive measurable business growth.

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Zdeněk Kittler

Zdeněk Kittler

Director of Engineering

Zdeněk leads engineering at Zapyan, translating complex business requirements into reliable, scalable technology. His expertise spans enterprise MarTech platforms, customer engagement systems, cloud infrastructure and AI execution architecture, with a focus on building secure and maintainable solutions.

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Nuno Vaz

Nuno Vaz

Non-Executive Board Member

Nuno brings extensive experience in digital transformation, enterprise technology and strategic leadership. Having led more than 30 major transformation projects, he provides independent oversight and guidance, helping Zapyan strengthen its technology strategy and long-term business value.

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Abbie Sharman

Abbie Sharman

Non-Executive Board Member

Abbie brings expertise in brand strategy, commercial positioning, marketing communications and business development. With a background spanning publishing and creative project development, she supports Zapyan's strategic direction, partnerships and market positioning.

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Our People

Expertise That Makes Things Happen.

Great ideas become reality through collaboration and execution. Our specialists bring together deep technical knowledge, creative thinking and hands-on experience to deliver solutions that make a difference.

Laura Samaningue

Laura Samaningue

Lifecycle Operations Lead

Laura drives lifecycle campaign operations, helping North American teams simplify CRM production and eliminate manual workflows. She specialises in transforming design systems into production-ready campaigns, improving handoffs and accelerating execution across Braze, Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Klaviyo.

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Zara O'Connor

Zara O'Connor

Head of CRM Lifecycle & Partnerships

Zara leads CRM lifecycle solutions and strategic partnerships across the UK and Europe. Her expertise spans customer engagement platforms, campaign quality assurance and conversational messaging, helping businesses deliver more reliable, connected and effective customer experiences.

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Nouraiz Aslam Khan

AI & Automation Engineer

Nouraiz builds intelligent AI agents, automation workflows and scalable backend systems. With over six years of engineering experience, he specialises in Python, Node.js, RAG architectures and cloud infrastructure, turning complex technical challenges into practical, production-ready solutions.

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Arslan Naveed

Arslan Naveed

Head of UI/UX Design

Arslan leads UI/UX design at Zapyan, bringing creative thinking and visual problem-solving into digital experiences. He focuses on creating intuitive interfaces and engaging designs while continuously exploring new ideas, tools and approaches to creative development.

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Let's Work Together

Great Things Happen When the Right People Connect.

Whether you're looking to transform your marketing, embrace AI or build something new, our team is ready to help turn your ambitions into reality.