Telecom Egypt has appointed non-executive board member Mohamed Nasr El Din (LinkedIn) as managing director and CEO effective immediately after Adel Hamed(LinkedIn) resigned from his position, it said in a statement yesterday. Hamed, who has served as the company’s CEO for four years, asked to step down to assume a new position at the Communications Ministry, the company said. He will remain on the board as a non-executive member.

About the new boss: Nasr El DIn has over 20 years of experience in the telecom industry, including a decade at TE where he rose to head the company’s international business unit until 2016. He has been a non-executive board member since June 2020, and assumes his new role after serving as a deputy minister at the Communications Ministry.

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