Etisalat announced interim group CEO Hatem Dowidar had taken the role on a permanent basis, after spending almost seven months in temporary charge.
The operator group confirmed the appointment, effective from today (16 December), in a stock market announcement.
Dowidar was temporarily promoted to the role from International CEO in May, when Saleh Al Abdooli left [1] citing personal reasons. The previous CEO had been in place since 2016 [2].
The new chief joined Etisalat in 2015 as Group COO, having previously held a number of roles across Vodafone Group and its subsidiaries. There, he led its divisions in Malta and Egypt before rising to the UK-based operator group’s chief of staff.
Dowidar takes over Etisalat as it continues to roll out its high-speed 5G network, with the company receiving the accolade of offering the fastest speeds [3] in a global assessment of the new network technology by testing company Ookla in October.
Etisalat is also one of the operators competing to win a licence [4] to launch services in Ethiopia.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/etisalat-places-international-chief-in-temporary-charge
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.commobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/etisalat-names-new-group-head
[3] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/etisalat-tops-mobile-speed-tests-in-2020
[4] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/ethiopia-opens-bidding-for-mobile-licences
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