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Dubai - du announced the appointment of Carlos Domingo in the newly created role of Senior Executive Officer, New Business and Innovation. Inspired by the announcement of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, regarding the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer of Innovation for all government agencies, during the Government Summit this year, du created this position within the company for the first time to drive the theme of innovation across all aspects of the brand.
As a member of the executive management team, Domingo's responsibilities will include leading the development and execution of du's new business and innovation strategies, to foster a connected society and empower business acumen within leaders in the company,key requirements for a telecommunications company to retain its competitive market position and ensure sustainable growth.
Osman Sultan, Chief Executive Officer, du, said, "The telecommunications industry is on an evolutionary trajectory and the next step would be revolutionary in terms of the changes that will sweep across the sector.In order to retain our leadership position in a competitive market place, we need a pioneering strategythat paves the way to establishing higher standards and improved service delivery through cutting edge product development and improves the quality of our customers' lives. The advent of the smart city will provide us numerous opportunities to innovate and collaborate on to drive business. As a senior leader with a wealth of experience across key business sectors, we believe Carlos's expertise will provide strategic leadership to drive our unique vision in the year of innovation."
Domingo joins du from Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), where he managed digital services, alliances and partnerships, product development, analytics and big data department. Prior to that he held the position of CEO of New Business and Innovation at Telefonica Digital and was CEO of Telefónica R&D, the global innovation and R&D arm of the Telefónica group. Domingo has been steeped in the world of technology and innovation for over 20 years across almost all the continents, and holds a PhD cum Laude in Computer Science as well as an executive MBA.
du aims to continuously contribute to the development of the UAE innovation strategyintended at enhancing people's lives in meaningful and engaging ways, through technology and innovation. This year, as the Year of Innovation as announced by the government, du aims at continually improving its connectivity, products, services and strategy as an active participant in the ICT evolution for a better and more knowledgeable UAE.
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About du
We started operating in 2007, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services. Today, we serve more than 7.5 million individual customers and over 80,000 businesses in the UAE. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters.
We won the Gallup Great Workplace Award. Our recruitment strategy aims to provide fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment where more than 60 nationalities work 35% of which are Emiratis. We are the first telecom company in the world to release a Sustainability Report based on GRI-G4 comprehensive guidelines. Among our other laurels, we also have the credit of being the first in the UAE to be awarded with prestigious LEED Platinum certification for 2 of our green retail outlet.
du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.08 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining by public shareholders. Listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the company trades under the name 'du'.
For further information, please contact:
Saugat Chatterjee
PR Lead (B2B)
Brand & Communications
du
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Email: Saugat.Chatterjee@du.ae
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LeoComm PR
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