du restructures at the top

UAE telco du has promoted Farid Faraidooni to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Fahad Al Hassawi to the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Both appointments were effective June 1, 2013. Prior to this new role, Faraidooni held the position of Chief Commercial Officer and Al Hassawi served as Chief Human Resources & Shared Services Officer at du.

Ahmad Bin Byat, Chairman of du stated that the two executives will “drive our company through this exciting new phase of growth and into the future”.

“This year, we will focus on maximising shareholder returns and share equity while meeting stakeholder expectations, improving productivity and profitability. As both Farid and Fahad demonstrate, we are proud of our Emiratisation programmes and are keen to nurture and reward UAE national talent, by providing them with stimulating, challenging opportunities to work in the private sector. I wish them all the best in their new roles.”

Osman Sultan, CEO of du added that the telco is entering the next phase of its business.

“In preparation for this, we are focusing on providing challenging opportunities for the next generation of Emirati leadership to step up and guide our company to further success. Within our company, we are cultivating a culture of opportunity, through which we are nurturing talented UAE nationals by offering them experience within different leadership roles. This will encourage a more dynamic, multi-faceted approach as our company continues to develop and grow in the years to come.”

du has recently put in place a new organisation structure that is built on the following features:

Other key appointments include Hatem Bamatraf as Executive VP, Enterprise; Saleem Albalooshi as Executive VP, Customer Operations, and Acting VP, Network Development and Operations, Walid Kamal as Senior VP, IT and Marwan Bin Dalmook as VP, Technology Security, Risk and Fraud Management.