Khaled H. Biyari appointed CEO of STC effective April 27, 2015

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announces the appointment of Khaled H. Biyari as CEO of STC effective April 27, 2015. The board of directors approved the appointment during its meeting on January 19, and will see Biyari, who currently serves as senior VP for Technology and Operations at STC elevated to the top job.

Biyari is also the chairman of STC Advanced Solutions, vice chairman of STC Viva Kuwait, vice chairman of OTL, and a board member of both Turk Telecom and Avea. Prior to joining STC, Biyari served as the senior VP and GM at Advanced Electronics Company (AEC). Between 1990 and 1995, Biyari was a professor of Communication Systems at the Electrical Engineering Department at King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM).

Biyari’s appointment comes almost two years after Khaled Al Ghoneim resigned from the position in March 2013 after less than nine months in the position. In a statement at the time, STC cited “special circumstances” as being behind his departure, without giving any further detail.

Shortly thereafter STC’s board of directors appointed Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Alsugair as the company’s managing director, in addition to continuing his role as chairman of the board.