Virgin Mobile has appointed Fouad Halawi as its new CEO to lead the company into its next phase of development in the Kingdom.
Mr. Fouad Halawi (biography) brings with him to Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia over 15 years of executive management experience in the telecommunications industry in Europe, Australia and USA, where he successfully launched several new MVNO brands.
He joins Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia from Lycamobile Australia where he was Group Managing Director.
“Virgin Mobile is a fantastic brand and I was delighted to be chosen to head up the business in Saudi Arabia. It is a dynamic telecoms market with excellent potential for growth”, said Mr. Halawi.
“I am looking forward to working with the team to execute our growth plan for year two. Our mandate is to make mobile better for our members across the Kingdom,” he added.
Virgin Mobile recently announced serving over one million subscribers in Saudi Arabia, which was achieved within a year of commercial launch of the operations in October 2014, and is the fastest growth rate for a mobile operator across the GCC in 2014.
Mr. Halawi replaces former CEO Karim Benkirane.
About Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia
Connect Saudi Limited LLC (Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia) is the Saudi holding company for Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa’s activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The operating licence for Virgin Mobile is held by its daughter company Virgin Mobile Saudi Consortium LLC which has prominent local Saudi Arabian companies as shareholders.
Virgin Mobile Consortium LLC was awarded a licence by the Communications and Information Technology Commission to operate as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator in April 2014.
For more information, visit http://www.virginmobile.sa