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Bahrain Telecommunications Company

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) is a communications' provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain offering complete, telecommunications solutions for its residential, business and government customers.

Batelco has invested USD 1.4 billion in Bahrain's telecom infrastructure since 1981, including significant investment in NGN (Next Generation Networks) infrastructure which has reinforced the Kingdom's position as a leading communications hub. The company's shares are listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange with a total capitalization of approx USD 3.2 billion as of April 2008.

With an ongoing strategy to grow overseas, the Batelco Group incorporates joint venture operations in Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

KEY INFORMATION

Industry

Internet Service Providers, Mobile Network Operators

Address

14, Manama, Bahrain

T

973 17881881

F

973 17883451

E

batelco@btc.com.bh

W

www.batelco.com

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Ownership Type Established on Employees
Public Joint stock 1981 -

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

NameCountry
BBKcompanies2.4Bahrain
Bahrain Flour Mills Companycompanies1.4Bahrain
Amber HoldingscompaniesCayman Islands
Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Companycompanies37Bahrain
General Organisation for Social Insurance - Bahraincompanies10Bahrain
The Pension Fund Commissioncompanies5Bahrain

PORTFOLIO

NameCountry
Batelco Middle East CompanyBahrain
Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication CompanySaudi Arabia
Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications CompanyUAE
Umniah Mobile CompanyJordan
Yemen Company for Mobile TelephonyYemen
S Tel CommunicationsIndia

OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPosition
Hamad Bin Abdulla Al KhalifaChairman
Mohammed Bin Issa Bin Mohammed Al KhalifaVice Chairman
Razak Abdullah Al QassimBoard Member
Ali Yusuf EngineerBoard Member
Youssef Ahmad DashkouniBoard Member
Murad Ali MuradBoard Member
Zakariya Ahmad HijrisBoard Member
Walid Ahmad Al KhajahBoard Member
Nedhal Saleh Al AujanBoard Member
Adel Hussein Al MaskatiBoard Member
Ahmad H. Al JanahiBoard Secretary
MANAGEMENTPosition
Peter KaliaropoulosGroup Chief Executive Officer
David ClarkeGroup Chief Financial Officer
Ahmad Bin Khalifa Al KhalifaGroup General Manager - Human Resources and Government Relations
Kataryna StepletonChief Finance Officer
Ali SahrifChief Internal Auditor
Adel DaylamiVice President - International Operation
Ahmad H. Al JanahiGeneral Manager - Media and Government Relations

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