The UAE’s biggest telecom company, Etisalat, has appointed the chief executive of its international business, Hatem Dowidar, as acting group chief executive
CEO Saleh Al Abdooli has resigned for personal reasons, the board of directors has accepted his resignation.Mr. Al Abdooli has been associated with Etisalat for nearly three decades. He has been associated with Etisalat since 1992 and was appointed as the group chief executive in March 2016. Hatem Dowidar joined Etisalat Group in September 2015 as a chief operating officer and was appointed as chief executive officer for international operations in 2016.
Prior to this, Dowidar was chairman of Vodafone Egypt and group chief of staff for Vodafone Group. He initially joined Vodafone Egypt in its early start-up operation in 1999 as a chief marketing officer. He became the CEO of Vodafone Egypt from 2009 to 2014.
