Kuwait’s Zain appoints ex-minister Salama as CEO

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Former minister Nabil Bin Salama has been appointed as the chief executive of Kuwait’s Mobile Telecommunications Co or Zain replacing Saad Al Barrak, who has stepped down.

The board of the third-largest Arab telecom operator by market value expressed their confidence in the professional capabilities of Mr Bin Salama in continuing the company’s future direction and path in maximizing shareholder value.

Outgoing CEO, Al Barrak was appointed in 2002 and lead the company’s aggressive expansion drive with acquisitions and licenses aimed at turning the company into a top-ten global telecom player by 2011.