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E&'s CEO Hatem Dowidar joins Vodafone's board

February 14, 2024 at 02:33 am EST

LONDON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Abu Dhabi telecoms group E&, Hatem Dowidar, will join Vodafone's board later this month as a non-executive director after the British company said it had received the necessary regulatory approvals.

E& is Vodafone's biggest shareholder, with a 14.6% stake, and the two companies formed a strategic agreement in May, which included a board seat for Dowidar.

Britain said last month that E&'s stake in Vodafone posed national security risks in terms of government contracts and cyber security, but it was satisfied with the steps taken to alleviate its concerns.

Dowidar said on Wednesday he looked forward to joining Vodafone's board to "support the rapid transformation being undertaken by (chief executive) Margherita Della Valle and the management team".

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by James Davey)

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Hatem Dowidar

Mr. Hatem Mohamed Galal Ahmed Dowidar is a Chief Executive Officer at Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC and a Chief Executive Officer at Etisalat International Pakistan LLC. He is on the Board of Directors at Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd., Barclays Egypt Bank, Etisalat Misr SAE, Fiskl Ltd., GSM Association, Pakistan Telecommunications Mobile Ltd., Maroc Telecom SA and The Vodafone Foundation. Mr. Dowidar was previously employed as a Non-Executive Director by Vodacom Group Ltd., a Chief Executive Officer-Partner Markets by Vodafone Group Plc, a Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director by Vodafone Malta Ltd., a Marketing Director by Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications Co. SAE, a Sales Engineer by AEG AG, a Chief Operating Officer by Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC, a Manager-Public Affairs & Advertising Media by Procter & Gamble Co., and a Chief Executive Officer by Vodafone Ventures Egypt. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Cairo and an MBA from The American University in Cairo.

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EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY	Chief Executive Officer
Etisalat International Pakistan LLC Etisalat International Pakistan LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Etisalat International Pakistan LLC provides investment services and is ultimately controlled by the Government of United Arab Emirates. The private company is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The CEO of the Emirati company is Hatem Mohamed Galal Ahmed Dowidar.	Chief Executive Officer