In recognition of his contributions to the Telco sector in the Arab region and Lebanon
Beirut: Alfa's Chairman and CEO, Mr. Marwan Hayek has won the "Telecommunications Man of the Year" award in the Arab region at the seventh Pan Arab Web Awards ceremony that took place in Beirut.
The "Pan Arab Web Awards" honor Arab executives who have contributed, through their achievements, to the development of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. This year the awards ceremony was attended by executives from Alfa and Orascom Telecom, the leading Egyptian telco operator managing Alfa since February 2009, and on top of the attendees, was Mr. Naguib Sawiris, founder of Orascom Telecom Holding.
Mr. Hayek has been granted the award this year for his achievements and dedication throughout the past sixteen years of his career servicing the Telco sector, contributing to the sector's development in Lebanon and the Arab region. Commenting on the win, Mr. Naguib Sawiris said: "This award today comes to testify to the excellence and creativity that Marwan has long shown in the field of his work. Those are the merits that have made Marwan one of the top executives of our group, making us proud of him being part of our team."
In a Word of Thanks, Mr. Hayek said: "Honoring me today is honoring the path of all young Lebanese professionals working in this field, who travelled to the world to lay the foundations for the state-of-the-art telecommunication networks complying to the highest standards, while still dreaming of returning to their homeland."
Mr. Hayek further added, "From my position in Lebanon at Alfa, and thanks to Orascom Telecom, the mother company that has supported me and gave me the opportunity to offer this sector the best I could through the missions assigned to me in several countries, and with the collaboration of the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications, we are working on introducing the 3.5G technology in Lebanon... This technology will fuel economic growth in Lebanon, help create new job opportunities, and contribute to the development of SMEs."
Mr. Hayek further thanked the event organisers for this honor, and all the people who stood by his side throughout his career and in particular, Mr. Naguib Sawiris, his family and every person who has contributed to his success over these years.
Mr. Hayek's career in the Telco sector, which started more than sixteen years ago, is full of achievements. It began in 1995 with Mr. Hayek's participation in building the first GSM mobile network in Lebanon, known today as "Alfa". In 1999, Mr. Hayek joined the Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) family, where he held various positions within the company's subsidiaries and the Holding company, contributing to Orascom Telecom's growth and development which helped increase the number of OTH-subscribers to more than 100 million today.
It's worth mentioning that "Orascom Telecom Holding" (OTH) is the international leading mobile operator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia and counts over 104 million subscribers.
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About Alfa
Alfa is the brand name of the first Lebanese mobile network managed by "Orascom Telecom Holding" (OTH) since February 2009.
Alfa capitalizes on OTH expertise in the telecom field in order to deliver a global and professional solution for the GSM sector in Lebanon. Alfa has more than 1.4 million subscribers.
For more information: www.alfa.com.lb
About Orascom Telecom
Orascom Telecom is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in high growth markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, having a total population under license of approximately 517 million with an average mobile telephony penetration of approximately 51% as of March 31st, 2011. Orascom Telecom operates GSM networks in Algeria ("OTA"), Pakistan ("Mobilink"), Egypt ("Mobinil"), Bangladesh ("banglalink"), North Korea ("koryolink") and has an indirect equity shareholding in Globalive Wireless Canada ("Wind Mobile"). In addition it has an indirect equity ownership in Telecel Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) and through its subsidiary Telecel Globe; OTH also operates in Burundi, the Central African Republic and Namibia. Orascom Telecom reached over 104 million subscribers as of March 31st, 2011.
Orascom Telecom is traded on the Egyptian Exchange under the symbol (ORTE.CA, ORAT EY), and on the London Stock Exchange its GDR is traded under the symbol (ORTEq.L, OTLD LI).
© Press Release 2011
