Its general manager, Anas Al-Khalili, was formerly with Columbus IT Middle East, where he held a number of positions from 2007 to 2013 and was the local partner and shareholder for Sitec Information technology. At the Worldwide Partner Conference earlier this month, Alfapeople was chosen the 2013 United States Microsoft Dynamics Retail Partner of Year. Alfapeople moved into the United States two years ago and was very quiet for a while. The press release about the Asia move says the company in this country is emerging from “the startup phase, turning around the office into a profitable business …”