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**New A/Chief Executive Officer to lead Batelco Group**
Manama - Batelco Group (Ticker: BATELCO), the international telecommunications Group with operations across 14 countries, has announced a change in its Group leadership. Batelco Chairman, Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Khalifa has announced that Batelco Group CEO, Mr. Alan Whelan is leaving the Group and Mr. Ihab Hinnawi, who holds the role of CEO at Batelco's sister company Umniah, will be appointed as the Group's Acting Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Hinnawi joined Umniah as Chief Executive Officer in 2009, drawing on over 20 years of extensive managerial experience to lead the company's industry-pioneering operations. Prior to assuming the CEO role at Umniah, Mr. Hinnawi held the role of General Manager Enterprise Division at Batelco Bahrain and subsequently the role of CEO at Batelco Jordan. In 2004 Mr. Hinnawi helped to establish Umniah as a key member of its initial management team, and continued to work as the Operations Director of Umniah until 2007.
Shaikh Hamad and the Board of Directors extended thanks to Mr. Whelan for his efforts and wished him well in his future endeavours. Furthermore, Shaikh Hamad said that on behalf of the Board of Directors and executive management at Batelco, he would like to wish Mr. Hinnawi well as he takes on the challenging role at the helm of the Batelco Group.
This press release has been issued by Batelco Corporate Affairs department.
For further information, please contact Batelco Public Relations Office
Public.Relations@btc.com.bh / Fax +973 17611898
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About Batelco
Batelco Group, is headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain and listed on the Bahrain Bourse. Batelco has played a pivotal role in the country's development as a major communications hub and today is the leading integrated communications' provider, continuing to lead and shape the local consumer market and the enterprise ICT market. Batelco has been growing overseas via investing in other market-leading fixed and wireless operators.
Batelco Group has evolved from being a regional Middle Eastern operation to become a major communications company with direct and indirect investments across 14 geographies, namely Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Maldives, Diego Garcia, St. Helena, Ascension Islands and Falklands.
© Press Release 2015
