Kuwaiti telco Wataniya names Thani as new CEO

Dubai: Kuwait’s National Mobile Telecommunications Co (Wataniya) has named Shaikh Mohammad Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammad Al Thani as chief executive officer, a statement from its parent company said on Tuesday. He replaces Abdul Aziz Ebrahim Fakhroo, who is leaving as his term has ended, the bourse filing from Qatar’s Ooredoo said. Fakhroo will move to a new position within the Ooredoo group, it added. Thani has previously held a number of roles within Ooredoo’s finance department, including deputy chief officer, finance.