Zain Group restructures personnel following sale of African operations

Zain Group has announced senior management changes and appointments, following the successful conclusion of the sale of 15 African operations to India’s Bharti Airtel. The group now consists of eight operations in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, where its network reaches more than 31 million customers.

“As Zain enters a new era focusing on delivering its Middle East customers the latest mobile technologies and services, the company is adapting to meet these challenges. We believe that with these new appointments, the company will rise to the challenges, taking full advantage of the growth opportunities in our markets and deliver financial targets to the satisfaction of all stakeholders,” commented group CEO, Nabeel Bin Salamah.

The following key Zain Group appointments have been made: Barrak Al Sabeeh appointed chief operating officer; Haitham Al Khaled as chief technology officer, Khaled Al Hajeri as CEO Advisor for KSA Affairs, Ossama Matta as chief financial officer, Bashar Arafeh as chief commercial officer, Lynne Dorward as chief regulatory officer, Andrew Arowojolu as director of business development, Cem Yolcu as director of strategy and Ina Rabieh as director of human resources.            

On the country operational level, Zain has appointed Khalid Al Omar as CEO of its Kuwait operation and Emad Makiya as its CEO of Zain Iraq.