Mr Khalid Al-Omar - CEO and MD of Zain Saudi Arabia & Chief Technology Officer of Zain Group
Mr Khalid Al-Omar was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Zain Saudi Arabia effective October 11, 2011. He previously acted as Zain Kuwait CEO from June 10, 2010, a critical role at the helm of Zain Group’ mother company and in March 2011 he was further appointed as Zain Group Chief Technology Officer. He comes to both roles well- versed with many accomplishments to his outstanding record, having been with the company for 25 years. He has been part of the executive management team for many years contributing to the success that the company has witnessed over recent years.
He joined Zain in December 1986, rising through the company’s ranks over the years holding various leading positions. From November 2008 to June 2010, he held the key role of Chief Technology Officer of Zain Group overseeing all the Group’s telecommunication networks and technology strategy, a critical role that has now returned to his responsibility.
Previous to this appointment as CTO of Zain Group, he was Zain Kuwait's Chief Operating Officer (COO), where he supervised the functioning of Networks, IT, Customer Care, Sales and Marketing departments through effective internal and external communications in a collaborative working environment in line with Zain’s policies and procedures.
Between the years 2003-2005, Al Omar was additionally (as well as being CTO of Zain in Kuwait) responsible for the implementation and launch of the Atheer project (Iraq) establishing a mobile network in the Southern region and in Baghdad, creating the largest microwave backbone in Iraq.
Holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from Colorado Technical College Colorado USA, in 2006 Al-Omar successfully completed an Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School, Boston USA and is also an alumnus of Harvard University.
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