Bio Summary
20+ years experience in TMT management consulting (mostly in developing markets).
Areas of expertise: Corporate Strategy ( 2 years Ooredoo Group reporting directly to Group CSO; 1 year for du Corporate strategy as Strategy Director reporting to VP; 4 months redefining the corporate strategy of Ooredoo Kuwait reporting to the CSO; 2 months corporate strategy project for Zain KSA) . M&A (around 30% of my time, 20+ deals or due dil), Sales and Distribution (South Africa 1 year, Mexico 1 year , Kenya 6 m, Afghanistan 2m), Business Plan development (Zain Group 1 yr), Digital (Ooredoo 9 months, was involved in a Rocket Internet deal valuation, Digital strategy 1 month in Iran), Marketing/Operational (short projects Zain KSA, Bahrain, Kenya).
Firms: Monitor Deloitte, Oliver Wyman, Delta Partners, EY and Analysis Mason.
Main clients: Zain Group and OpCos, Ooredoo Group and OpCos, Etisalat Group and OpCos, STC Group, MTN Group and OpCos, Telefonica Group and OpCos, du, Sudatel, Econet, Altan, Helios Towers, UAE TRA, Angola Telecom, Telkom South Africa, Telkom Kenya, etc.
Employment History
Principal
Oliver Wyman
September 2022 - present
Dubai - United Arab Emirates