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COMPANIES
Qatar Telecom
- 124.00 Last
- -6.10 (-4.58%) Today's Change
- 44,024 Volume
- 116.00-250.70 52 Week Range
- -70.40 (-36.21%) 52 Week Change
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Qatar Telecom is the gulf state's exclusive telecommunications service provider. Over the past two years the group has expanded its geographic presence from two to 16 countries in the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and Asia Pacific.The telecom operator intends to become a global top-20 telecommunications provider by the year 2020. Founded in 1987, Qtel was introduced on the Doha Securities Market (DSM) in 1998, and subsequently listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1999.
In March 2007 Qtel acquired 51% of the share capital of Kuwait-based National Mobile Telecommunications for USD 3.8 billion, believed to be the biggest ever telecommunications deal in the Arab world.
KEY INFORMATION
Industry
Fixed Line Operators, Internet Service Providers, Mobile Network Operators
Address
Qtel Towers, Corniche Street, 217, Doha, Qatar
T
974 4400400
F
974 4476231
E
W
COMPANY OVERVIEW
| Ownership | Type | Established on | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Joint stock | 29 Jun 1987 | - |
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Emirates Telecommunications Corporation | UAE |
| Qatar Investment Authority | UAE |
PORTFOLIO
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Al Rowad General Services | Iraq |
| Asia Mobile Holdings | Singapore |
| AsiaCell | Iraq |
| Burraq Telecom | Pakistan |
| Cambodia Shinawatra Company | Cambodia |
| Commerce One Middle East | UAE |
| ICO Global Communications Holdings | USA |
| Indosat | Indonesia |
| Inmarsat Ventures | UK |
| Intelsat | USA |
| Lao Telecommunications Company | Laos |
| National Mobile Telecommunications Company | Kuwait |
| Navlink Incorporation | USA |
| Navlink Middle East | Lebanon |
| Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company | Oman |
| PT Indosat | Indonesia |
| Qatar National Bank | Qatar |
| Qtel Group Services | Qatar |
| Qtel International Investment | Qatar |
| Qtel Investment Holding | Bahrain |
| Raywood Incorporation | Cayman Islands |
| Shenington Investments | Singapore |
| StarHub | Singapore |
| Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company | UAE |
| Wataniya Telecom | Algeria |
| Wi-Tribe | Bahrain |
| Wi-Tribe | Jordan |
OFFICERS
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Position |
|---|---|
| HE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani | Chairman |
| HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Suhaim Al Thani | Vice Chairman |
| HE Mohammed Bin Issa Hamad Al Mohanadi | Director |
| HE Saad Mohammed Al Rumaihi | Director |
| HE Abdullah Hussein Al Qubaisi | Director |
| Abdullah Zaid Al Taleb | Director |
| Hamad Abdullah Al Shamsi | Director |
| Ali Sharif Al Emadi | Director |
| Hareb Masood Al Darmaki | Director |
| Hamad Saeed Mohammed Al Badi | Director |
| MANAGEMENT | Position |
| Nasser Bin Mohammed Marafih | Chief Executive Officer |
| Ajay Bahri | Chief Finance Officer |
| Nick Dent | Chief Strategy Officer |
| HH Sheikh Fahad Bin Jassem Al Thani | Chief Operating Officer |
| Ian Dench | Executive Director - Corporate & VIP Accounts |
| HH Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani | Executive Director - General Services |
| Ahmad Youssef Al Derbesti | Executive Director - International Services |
| Walid Mohammed Al Sayed | Executive Director - Customer Services |
| Khaled Abdullah Al Mansouri | Executive Director - Business Solutions |
| Khalil Ibrahim Al Emadi | Executive Director - Networks |
| Adel Al Mutawa | Executive Director - Group Communications |
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LATEST FINANCIAL JOBS
- Head of Consumer Lending, Qatar, Qatar
- Finance Manager, UAE, UAE
- Financial Controller, Dubai, UAE
- Senior Accountant, Dubai, UAE
- Senior Equity Trader, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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