Batelco Group, the international telecommunications group with operations across 14 countries, has announced that its group CEO  Alan Whelan will be leaving the company.

Ihab Hinnawi, CEO at Batelco’s sister company Umniah, has been appointed as the group’s acting chief executive officer, said Batelco chairman Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.

Hinnawi joined Umniah as CEO in 2009, drawing on over 20 years of extensive managerial experience to lead the company's industry-pioneering operations. Prior to assuming the CEO role at Umniah, Hinnawi held the role of general manager enterprise division at Batelco Bahrain and subsequently CEO at Batelco Jordan.
In 2004, Hinnawi helped to establish Umniah as a key member of its initial management team, and continued to work as the operations director of Umniah until 2007.
                                                     
Shaikh Hamad and the Board of Directors thanked Whelan for his efforts and wished him well in his future endeavours. - TradeArabia News Service