Osman Sultan
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Osman SultanChief Executive Officer, du |
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Osman Sultan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company du, in January 2006, and tasked to set up and develop the company to be a key player in the Telecom industry in the region. Today du is the world fastest growing telco, it has more that 4 million active mobile subscribers and reached more than 37% of mobile market share in the UAE in only 3years and a half He came to this position after spending eight years at the helm of the Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (MobiNil), a company he helped set up and developed in 1998, to became the first Mobile Telephony Operator in Egypt. His vast experience includes managing operations in several countries in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Mr Sultan joined the France Telecom Group in 1983 and for the next 11 years worked in management positions in sales, marketing and customer services activities in one of France Telecom’s subsidiaries that specialised in electronic information services. In 1995, he was appointed President of a US based subsidiary, Questel.Orbit Inc., with a goal of developing a growing business of professional Services in the starting world of the Internet. In 1997, Osman Sultan joined France Telecom Mobiles International (FTMI) as Vice President for Business Development in charge of the Middle East and the Arab World. That same year he was in charge of putting together the MobiNil consortium bid for a GSM license in Egypt. The consortium succeeded in acquiring 68% of Egyptian Company for Mobile Services. Osman Sultan was appointed as a Chief Executive Officer of the company in 1998. Awards :- In 1996 Mr Sultan received the award for The Best Web Site-Legal Product from the American Information Association. In 1996 he also received the Man of the Year award from the Professional Electronic Information Services Community in France. In 2008 he received a prestigious award from MENA Crystal as a Media Man of the year for his wealthy contribution to the world of digital media and content. In 2009 he received a prestigious award from MEComs as a Life Time Achievement. In 2010 he received a prestigious award as a Master Class CEO of the year organized by the GCC chamber of Commerce and industry. He has addressed several conferences on Telecommunications, Digital World and Internet in the Middle East (UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Qatar), Japan, the USA and all across Europe. He was the Chairman of the Arab Working Group for the Private Sector in the International Telecommunications Union ITU from 2004 - 2006. Osman Sultan holds a Degree in Engineering, and he is father of five children.
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