Zain Jordan names new CEO

Zain Group has announced the appointment of Ahmad Al Hanandeh as CEO of Zain Jordan, effective July 1, 2011. The appointment follows the departure of Abdul Malek Al Jaber who ended his two-year contract as CEO of Zain Jordan and has decided to dedicate his immediate future to his family while pursuing personal business interests. Al Jaber also relinquishes his role as Zain Group COO.

Al Hanandeh, a Jordanian national, first joined Zain as chief financial officer of Zain’s Sudan mobile operation in March 2011. Prior to that, he was for four years the GM of Posta Plus, the Gulf-based company specialising in world-class delivery, courier and postal services across the Middle East. From 1994 to 2006, he was a key member of the Aramex Group initially joining as an accountant and rising to country manager of several of Aramex’s Asian operations.