Batelco Bahrain

Telecom Egypt Egypt

As the culmination of an impressive 24 years at Telecom Egypt , Hamad took the CEO title in 2019 . Over the course of two decades , Hamad worked his way up the company structure , rising from one of Telecom Egypt ’ s Network Engineers to become one of the biggest names in the region ’ s telecom industry .

In addition to his current role of Batelco CEO – which generated over US $ 1bn in 2021 – Vinter is also the founder of Virgin Mobile , Middle East and Africa . After founding the organisation in 2006 , he continued to work as its CEO for ten years , until 2016 .

Vinter is also a Directors ’ Board member for a number of the region ’ s other most influential telecoms , including Sure Limited , Dhiraagu and the Umniah Mobile Company .

154 January 2023