24 April 2017

Muscat, Oman - Ooredoo welcomed Badar Al-Hashmi as its new Chief Audit Executive on 1 May. He replaces Mohamed Mashood, who is retiring.

In this key role, Mr. Al Hashmi will provide strategic direction and leadership in internal auditing, risk assessment, governance, operational improvement, and change management. He brings a wealth of multi-disciplinary international experience and expertise to his new position at Ooredoo, having held senior positions in New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK and the GCC, with the world's top four accounting and leading risk consultancy firms, including PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He is President of the Oman Chapter of the Institute of Internal Audit and a Member of the Institute Relation Committee of the Global Institute of Internal Audit.

An alumni of Switzerland’s prestigious Institute of Management Development and of Oman’s elite National CEO Programme, Mr Al Hashmi was also awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Salford, UK. In addition, he is a Certified Internal Auditor and holds Certification in Risk and Information Control as well as Certification in Risk Management Assurance.

Ooredoo benefits from the skills of many highly qualified and experienced Omanis in a variety of management and senior management positions and is dedicated to the development and creation of opportunities for young Omanis. Through its Omanisation programme, it recruits, trains and develops talent enabling the people of the sultanate fulfil their career potential and contribute to the growth of the nation.

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About Ooredoo
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG (“Ooredoo”) was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the challenger mobile operator in Oman, originally operating under the name Nawras. The Company was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman in 2009, and launched its international gateway in April 2010, its corporate fixed and broadband services in May 2010, and its residential fixed and broadband services in June 2010. Since 2010, Ooredoo has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving over 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO on 1 November 2010, Ooredoo is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “ORDS” ticker. Ooredoo is majority owned by Ooredoo Q.S.C. and also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Ooredoo has won a number of awards including Jury’s Distinction Award for Customer Service Excellence in the telecom sector 2013, Leading Telecommunications Company at the Arab Achievement Awards 2013, Best Operator Network at the Telecoms World Middle East 2013 Awards, the CommsMEA award for Middle East Mobile Operator of the Year 2015 and Best Telecommunications Company at the Arab Achievement Awards, 2016.

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About Ooredoo Group 
Ooredoo is an international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.  Serving consumers and businesses in 10 countries, Ooredoo delivers the leading data experience through a broad range of content and services via its advanced, data-centric mobile and fixed networks.

Ooredoo served 138 million customers and generated revenues of USD 8.9 billion as of 31 December 2016. Its shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

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For further information please contact:
Emily Shotter                                                                                                   Sudipta Dasgupta
Department Head - Public Relations & Internal Communications               TRACCS Public Relations
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