Tarek Aboualam
Non-Executive Board Member
Aboualam has over 25 years of in the digital and technology management fields and a record of accomplishments in the European and Middle Eastern ICT markets and is currently the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Glint Consulting, a company that offers management consulting and investment services.
Aboualam also assumed various leadership positions in a number of companies throughout his career. He co-founded and managed Soficom Communications SAE, which was later acquired by Batelco, and was the Planning and Business Intelligence Director of the fixed business unit in the Italian integrated operator, Wind Telecomunicazioni between 2005 and 2008. During this time, he was in charge of business planning, market and business analysis, strategic program management, and commercial product development. After that, he moved on to Orascom Telecom to become the Fixed & Broadband Development Director.
Aboualam was later appointed as Telecom Egypt's Senior Vice President and Chief International & Wholesale Officer in 2009 before becoming its CEO and Managing Director in 2012 where he played an influential role in leading the company.
He also served as a non-executive chairman and/or board member of several companies, including ItaliaOnLine, ITNet (Italy), Inty (UK), Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Egypt, TE Data, Xceed, Iqraaly, Mitcha, Wasla, Soficom (Egypt), Tellas (Greece), Tirocon (UAE), and Mobiserve (Egypt, UAE & Pakistan).
Aboualam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Alexandria University.