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Iskander N. (Alex) Shalaby |
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Chairman
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On September 1, 2008 Alex Shalaby was appointed Chairman of one of Egypt's
leading companies, the Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) by Board
consensus, since his appointment as its President and CEO in 2005. This step
came as a result of Shalaby's remarkable achievements at Mobinil over the past
three years where the company has witnessed continued market share leadership,
tripled the subscriber base from six to 19 million, doubled the revenues and
increased net profits by 30%. As former Executive Vice President of Orascom
Telecom Holding (OTH) and continuing on its board, Shalaby's regional
experience proved invaluable as OTH continues to expand its global footprint,
signaling the need to keep him as head of Business Development.
Right from the start Shalaby had himself fixed on a set goal; to keep the human
face on Mobinil while making certain it maintained its leadership position
despite the fierce competition that existed in a rapidly changing market.
Mobinil is more than just a large commercial entity traded on the stock
exchange, an objective that has already been accomplished; it is also a major
community partner through its participation and support for many social and
philanthropic responsibilities, thanks to Shalaby's direct involvement and
contribution.
Alex Shalaby was Chief Officer of Regulatory Affairs for Mobinil from 1998 to
2005 and was responsible for helping with the licensing and regulations
required in setting up Mobinil as the first mobile operator in Egypt. Mobinil
is partly owned by OTH and France Telecom/Orange, a balancing challenge for
Shalaby to maintain the trust and confidence of the two major shareholders as
well as the Company's thousands of public shareholders.
Shalaby came to Mobinil from Washington, DC where he was AT&T Director for
Public Affairs as the company's link to law makers on Capitol Hill with
responsibility for lobbying the executive branch of the U.S. government. He
helped in developing more liberalization of the telecoms sector both
domestically, as well as internationally for emerging nations of the Middle
East, Africa, Eastern Europe and South Africa through the relevant
multi-lateral agencies. It was during these years that he served on the boards
of the American Chamber of Commerce becoming its president during the period
1991 - 1992) and the Fulbright Commission, as his AT&T responsibilities
shifted from local to regional, with particular focus on North Africa and the
Levant. Between 1993 and 1995, Shalaby was Regional Director for International
Public Affairs for AT&T, based in Cairo, Egypt, where he was the principal
interface with key agencies within the governments in the region on matters
impacting AT&T's operations.
Alex Shalaby started with data communications, moving between posts in
California and New Jersey, where he worked with Bell Labs. Shalaby then moved
to become Managing Director for AT&T in Egypt, and General Manager for the
Middle East and North Africa region until 1993. He held a variety of technical
and managerial positions involved with AT&T start-ups in the Gulf
(1977 - 1980). In 1977 and moved to Saudi Arabia to help launch the first
AT&T microwave project before moving on to Kuwait and the UAE. Once again,
during this period he established and secured a solid position for AT&T in
the Gulf region.
In 1966 Shalaby graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Alexandria and started his first job with Egypt Air as
Radio and Radar Engineer for two years. In 1969, he immigrated to the United
States, where he eventually settled in San Jose, California and started his
first job at Pacific Telephone and Telegraph.
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