Ooredoo Maldives has appointed former Board Director, Khalid Hassan M A Al-Hamadi as their new CEO and Managing Director.

Al-Hamadi is a Qatari national with several years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He has served as a Board Director at Ooredoo Maldives and has previously held several senior positions at Ooredoo Qatar including Senior Director in Consumer Sales and Assistant Director of Planning & Development.

Al-Hamadi also brings to the company 15 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry having worked with General Electric in Florence, Italy, where he used to be the Head of Planning and Strategy and was key to implementing the reorganization initiative in Sales and Service.

Ooredoo also revealed that Al-Hamadi is an experienced and a certified Quality Auditor, and is well-versed in management system, creative initiatives, continuous improvement, processes implementation, statistical analysis and is a certified training manager.

He has a Bachelor of Science in System Engineering from the University of Arizona.

"We are confident that with his able guidance and expertise, the company will thrive and achieve greater milestones while continuing our growth journey in the Maldives and enrich the lives of our communities through digitalization and innovative solutions,” said Ooredoo Maldives in a statement announcing his appointment.

Najib Khan served in the position before Al-Hamadi, and has been credited for the growth and expansion of Ooredoo Maldives’ portfolio.