Saudi Arabia’s second biggest telecommunications operator Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has appointed Serkan Okandan as its Deputy Chief Executive. The position was created in order to support the company’s daily operations. Okandan is presently Chief Financial Officer at UAE-based Etisalat and will remain as finance head of Etisalat. He represents Etisalat as a board member in […]
Saudi Arabia’s second biggest telecommunications operator Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has appointed Serkan Okandan as its Deputy Chief Executive. The position was created in order to support the company’s daily operations. Okandan is presently Chief Financial Officer at UAE-based Etisalat and will remain as finance head of Etisalat. He represents Etisalat as a board member in its operations in Pakistan, Morocco and Nigeria. Etisalat owns 28% of Mobily.
Khalid bin Omar Al Kaf, MD and CEO of Mobily, welcomed Okandans appointment and wished him success in his new position.
Al Kaf said that the introduction of this position comes as part of Mobilys new strategy of becoming an ICT player and in continuation of the ongoing transformation process.
Okandan joined Etisalat as the group CFO in January 2012.
