BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Talal Said Al Mamari officially joined the Zain Group Board of Directors on 15 October 2017.
Mr. Al Mamari is the Chief Executive Officer of Omantel since 29th June 2014 with 25 years of experience in telecom sector working for Omantel. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he held several leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer of Omantel.
Mr. Al Mamari has played an instrumental role in different initiatives and projects carried out by the Company including the IPO in 2005, the restructuring of Omantel by bringing the mobile and fixed operations together and later the full legal merger of Oman Mobile with Omantel. He also managed Omantel’s recent acquisition of 9.84% of Zain Group’s fully paid in and issued share capital that was completed on August 24, 2017.
He sits on the boards of several companies and investment funds including United Securities Investment Fund and Al Roya Fund (Al Khair Investment Fund compatible with Sharia). He holds a degree in Business Administration from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
