Mr. Abdulrahim A. Al Nooryani is the longest serving Board member and has been on the Board since 2006.
Mr. Al Nooryani has 40 years’ experience in the telecom industry. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat International Pakistan LLC, which is a subsidiary of Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pak Telecom Mobile Limited. Mr. Al Nooryani joined Etisalat as a graduate trainee, and subsequently rose to become the Chief Officer Procurement, Contracts and Administration. He held several directorships at Etisalat’s numerous subsidiaries.
Mr. Khaled Hegazy is the Chief Strategy and Regulatory Officer of e& International, responsible for Regulatory, Strategy and Portfolio Management for the 15 Opco’s outside the UAE. Prior to that, he was Etisalat Egypt's Chief Business leading transformation of the Enterprise segment that resulted in significant revenue and market share growth to become the second largest player in Egypt's Enterprise market for the first time.
Mr. Hegazy initially joined Etisalat Egypt in November 2016 as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, where he led the development of several key teams, including Regulatory, Strategy, Legal, International Wholesale, Government Affairs, and Corporate Communications. Before that he was the External Affairs and Legal Director for Etisalat Egypt from 2009. He was the Head of External Relations for Procter & Gamble (P&G) for the Near East Region until 2009.
Mr. Hegazy has a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA, both from the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
He is a board member in several companies and business organizations in Egypt and in the Middle East. The most recent is his appointment as a Director on the Supervisory Board of Maroc Telecom, a company listed on Euronext and Casablanca stock market.
Mr. Ahad Khan Cheema is currently Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Establishment.
Mr. Cheema has more than 20 years of experience of working in a broad range of organizations both within public sector as well as outside in various administrative positions. His last assignment was Chief Executive Officer, Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power (Pvt.) Limited. He was responsible for setting up large sized power plants. He has also served at other key positions including Director General, Lahore Development Authority, District Coordination Officer, Lahore, Secretary, Higher Education Department, Punjab, Additional Secretary (Welfare), Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD), Additional Project Director, Punjab Education Sector Reform Program (PESRP), Deputy Director, Punjab Education Sector Reform Program (PESRP), Deputy Director, Strategic Policy Unit, Faisalabad, Deputy District Officer (Revenue), Faisalabad and Deputy District Officer, Battagram.
Mr. Cheema holds MSc. in Social Policy and Planning from London School of Economics & Political Science on scholarship. He also received degrees in MA Economics, MA Mass Communication and LLB from the University of Punjab, Lahore
Mr. Imdad Ullah Bosal is a career civil servant with over 28 years of experience in key administrative and policy making positions in the Government of Pakistan. Before joining as Finance Secretary, Mr. Imdad Ullah Bosal has held important positions of Secretary, Industries & Production and Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). He has also worked as Additional Secretary (Expenditure) and Additional Secretary (Banking/Investment/Inter-governmental Finance) in Ministry of Finance in the years 2020-2022. Mr. Bosal has also served as Secretary to the Chief Minister Punjab, Special Secretary Finance (Punjab) and as Commissioner of two important regions of Punjab i.e. Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Mr. Bosal is a result-oriented leader with expertise in public finance, public administration and political economy. He is a dynamic government servant with direct understanding of governance systems and political economy of Pakistan.
He has done Masters of Public Policy from Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and M.Sc in Political Economy of Development (Distinction) from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
He has been awarded national award of Sitara-e-Imtiaz for recognition of his contribution in public service by the Government of Pakistan.
Ms. Brooke Lindsay is the Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer of e&. She joined e& in December 2010. She’s held a number of internal roles, including General Counsel for International in 2020. Lindsay has also served on a number of boards on behalf of e&, both in the UAE and internationally.
She has a successful track record in managing and mitigating risks, providing pragmatic legal solutions and driving compliance at the Group level while also serving as the chief advisor to the company’s executive management team and Board of Directors. Lindsay is a market leader in navigating strategic legal matters.
Prior to joining e&, Lindsay worked for leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and leading independent Australian law firm, McCullough Robertson. She is currently a Board Member of iMENA Group, an investment firm focused on operating innovative start-ups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Khazna, the largest commercial wholesale data centre provider and infrastructure operator in the UAE.
Lindsay holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from Bond University, Australia.
Mr. Marwan Bin Shakar is a seasoned telecommunications executive with over 23 years of experience driving innovation and growth in the industry. As Acting Chief Technology and Information Officer at e& UAE, he leads the company's technology and information strategy, accelerating its digital transformation and solidifying its position as a leading telecommunications provider.
Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President of Access Network Development at e& UAE from 2022 to 2024. During this period, he spearheaded the deployment and monetization of cutting-edge technologies, including 5G and fiber-to-the-home, solidifying e& UAE's position as a leader in network performance. Notably, under his leadership, e& UAE was recognized as the fastest 5G network globally by Ookla for two consecutive years.
From 2008 to 2022, Mr. Marwan held various roles at du, significantly contributing to the company's technological advancements. He led the modernization of du's mobile and fixed networks, enhancing their performance and reliability, and successfully launched the company's 4G and 5G networks.
Between 2005 and 2008, he held various roles at Mobily, gaining valuable experience in mobile network development and management, including contributing to its mobile network launch in Saudi Arabia.
He began his career at Etisalat (now e&) from 2001 to 2005, where he gained foundational experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Marwan holds a BSc in Communication Engineering from Etisalat University College.
Jawad Paul Khawaja, a career civil servant with twenty-eight years’ experience in public service delivery, administration and management. Posted as Secretary, Privatisation Division, he is responsible for assisting the Federal Government in devising its privatisation programme and framing privatisation policy besides its implementation.
He holds degrees of LLM (University of Warwick), MBA (Lahore University of Management Sciences) and BSc (Electrical Engineering) from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. He is also a Chevening (2009) and Eisenhower (2017) fellow.
His key assignments include Registrar, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Secretary, Council of Common Interests, Additional Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Chief Commissioner, Islamabad Capital Territory, Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Joint Secretary, Establishment Division, Director, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and Assistant Commissioner in various districts in Punjab and Balochistan. His key achievements in public service include Acquisition and Development of two sectors in Islamabad, Initiation of Computerization of Land Record in Islamabad, Implementation of Mobile Number Portability, Framing and approval of Policy for Renewal of Cellular Licenses in 2019, International Mobile Equipment Identity facility and licensing of Telecom licenses in AJ&K/Northern areas and Formulation of Promotion Rules for Senior Civil Servants.
Mr. Nazih El Hassanieh is the Head of Investor Relations of e& Group (formerly Etisalat Group). He has over 28 years of international telecom experience in the areas of Investor Relations, Credit Ratings, Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, Corporate Finance, Operations, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting and Audit.
He is a Board member and Chair the Audit Committee of eMarine PJSC and served on the Board and Audit Committee of each of Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel), Etisalat Services Holding and Evision.
Mr. Nazih holds a Master of Science in Management with concentration in Finance from Babson College, USA; Master of Money and Banking and Bachelor of Business Administration from American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Additionally, he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Investment & Derivative Auditor (CIDA); Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) and has successfully completed the Certified Public Account (CPA) exam.
