The awards include the Best Technical Leader of the Year (GCEO), the Best Business Leader of the Year (Mobily); the Best Broadband Service Provider (Mobily) and the Best Operator South Asia (PTCL).
Ahmad AbdulKarim Julfar, CEO Etisalat group was honored as the best chief technical leader for the year 2011. He was awarded this prize for his exceptional leadership that took the group to 18 countries around the globe.
Julfar was appointed Group CEO Etisalat Group in July 2011. Currently, he is on the board of two of Etisalat’s international subsidiaries: Mobily of Saudi Arabia, where he is the chairman of the risk management committee; and Excelcomindo of Indonesia. He began his career at Etisalat in 1986 and served previously as Manager of Customer Service, General Manager of E-Company and more recently as the General Manager for Dubai market in 2005.
Etisalat`s mission is to bring the future of communications to the most dynamic regions in the world, no matter how challenging or demanding the market, and that requires innovation.
These awards are true representation to what the company is keen to achieve. The group adapt rigorous diversification programme that has seen Etisalat develop as one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies with the broadest portfolio of products, capabilities and talent.
In addition to providing telecommunications services “Etisalat is a home for remarkable people. Their success is due to the talented problem-solvers who focus every day on delivering next-generation services that transform the lives of the people who live, work on our world-class networks.
“Etisalat is a fastest growing company in the region providing the latest technologies, state of art infrastructure and changing the way people communicate. Etisalat has played an influential role in driving economic growth in the countries they operate in and changing the economic equation of those used their services around the globe,” Bocar A. BA. President of SAMENA Telecommunications Council said.