CEO Today - Middle East Awards 2024

CEO of Omantel Al Mamari Talal www.omantel.om CEO Today Middle East Awards 2024 - OMAN - - 56 - About Omantel We are Oman’s first and leading integrated telecommunications services provider, enabling the digital society to flourish, allowing new ways of doing business while delivering a world of information and entertainment right to your fingertips. Everyday, people, organization, and business across Oman count on us to deliver the best communications experience. Omantel, alongside the extended telecom sector in Oman, has experienced a pivotal transformation with the advent of the third mobile network operator in the market, intensifying competition substantially. However, the winds of adversity have not deterred us; Omantel’s unwavering commitment to our “Shift Gear” strategy allowed us to adeptly maneuver through the intensified competition. Omantel’s top line is a powerful mix of knowledge, experience, and robustness, which is leading a culture of growth through innovation. Members of the Omantel board are lending their extensive and diverse experience in heading change, while Management team forms the Company’s core bound by expertise, strategy, experience, integrity and a futuristic vision – qualities that have maintained Omantel as the market leader. Our foresight and diversified strategy, hinging on Oman’s strategic geographical advantage point, has propelled Omantel to a leadership position in the industry. Today, we stand tall as a significant wholesale provider serving telecom operators and content providers on a local, regional, and global scale. Our investments span over 20 subsea cable systems worldwide, connecting over 120 cities across more than 50 countries. About Talal Mr. Talal Said Al Mamari is the Chief Executive Officer of Omantel since 29th June 2014. He has 26 years of experience in the telecom sector working for Omantel. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Talal held several leadership positions and the last one was Chief Financial Officer of Omantel. Talal Al Mamari played an instrumental role in different initiatives and projects carried out by the Company including the IPO in 2005, the restructuring of Omantel by bringing the mobile and fixed operations together, the full legal merger of Oman Mobile with Omantel, the second divestment of Government share in Omantel and leading Omantel team for the acquisition of 21.9% in Zain Group. Mr. Talal Al Mamari sits on the Board of different Companies and Investment Funds such as Zain Group, Oman Corporate Governance & Sustainability Centre, and Al Amal Fund. Mr. Talal Al Mamari holds a degree in Business Administration from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh – Pennsylvania.

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