Inaugural ranking is testament to Zain's policy of equal opportunity and focused investment in career development
Kuwait & Dubai - 30 September 2012: Zain Group, the pioneer in mobile telecommunications in eight markets across the Middle East and North Africa, is proud to announce that eleven of its female executives were ranked in the inaugural CommsMEA list of Top 50 female telecommunications professionals across the region. Zain achieved the highest number of females from all telecom operators on the list.
Dubai based CommsMEA, one of the region's leading telecommunications magazines, which ranked the nominees, stated the power list, "includes those women who have shown the greatest level of innovation in tackling the challenges they face and ensuring their companies survive and thrive. So while financials are important, we have also taken into account factors including originality of ideas, rate of growth, and the challenges faced in different markets."
Commenting on the successful achievers, Zain Group CEO Nabeel Bin Salamah congratulated the eleven who made the list and said, "Zain invests a lot in the career development of all its employees in order to create the best leaders who will influence and benefit the company, the industry, and society at large. As an equal opportunity employer of choice across the region, it is heartwarming that eleven of our female executives were recognized in such a prestigious publication"
He added, "Women are already leaders in many sectors across the MEA, and the eleven identified on this list represent many more who occupy senior positions and are critical to our success across all the Zain operations .The influence of women in Zain can only grow in the future benefiting both our customers and the industry at large."
The Zain personnel who were ranked in the Top 50 female telecommunications professionals by ranking order are:
Zain Group, Strategy & Support Director: Khawla Al Jaber ranked 6
Zain Kuwait, Value Added Services Director: Nadia Al Saif ranked 13
Touch Lebanon, Chief Technical Officer: Rola Abou Daher ranked 17
Zain Bahrain, Information Technology Director: Khawla Allan ranked 19
Zain Jordan, Strategy and Project Management Office Senior Manager: Mervette Al Shihabi ranked 26
Zain Republic of Sudan, Customer Care Director: Wafaa Hamoudi ranked 39
Zain Jordan, Marketing Director: Rana Srouji ranked 41
Zain Jordan, HR and Administration Director: Rasha Barakat ranked 44
Touch Lebanon, Finance Director: Najwa Zeidan ranked 45
Zain Bahrain, Corporate Communications Manager: Samya Hussein ranked 46
Zain KSA, Corporate Communications Director: Aziza Al Ahmadi ranked 49
About Zain
Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and North Africa providing mobile voice and data services to over 41.4 million active customers as of 30 June, 2012. With a commercial presence in 8 countries, Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and South Sudan. In Lebanon, the company manages 'touch' on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in Wana Telecom, now branded 'INWI', through a joint venture. Zain is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (stock ticker: ZAIN). For more, please email info@zain.com or visit:
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