Maxis Berhad
Annual Report 2015
page
26
Directors’ Profiles
Qualification
He holds a MS Certificate in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri,
USA. He also holds a BS in Systems Engineering – Industrial Engineering and
Operations Research from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
He has attended multiple executive and professional courses at leading business
schools of the world including Harvard, Euromoney, Columbia Business School,
INSEAD Wharton and Kellogg School of Management.
Working Experience/ Occupation
He is presently the General Manager of Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) of Saudi
Telecom Company (“STC”) and has the responsibility of leading overall M&A activities
for STC with a focus on international expansions and strengthening STC’s local
position in the digital age through in-market consolidations. He has always been
involved in STC’s key strategic decision-making on M&A opportunities.
He represented STC on the boards of PT Axis Indonesia, Public Telecommunications
Company Ltd (BRAVO), Saudi Arabia and Aircel Limited, India. Currently, he is
representing STC as a board member in Cell C and 3C Telecommunication (Pty) Ltd.,
South Africa.
He has led the process of identifying synergies and developing synergy realisation
programs, implementing greenfield operations, major acquisitions of STC which include
but not limited to acquisition of 25% shares in Binariang GSM Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia,
acquisition of 35% stake in Oger Telecom Limited, successful bidding of Kuwait and
Bahrain greenfield mobile licenses, increase of STC stake in VIVA Kuwait, divestment
in PT Axis Telekom Indonesia and also the increase of stake in Intigral, an end-to-
end solution provider focused on delivering digital media content services to regional
telecommunication operators in the Gulf. He has always been an integral part of STC’s
investment-related activities. Prior to joining STC in 2003, Mr. Mohammed Abdullah
K. Alharbi had worked with Al Salam Aircraft Company and Advance Electronics
Company in senior posts.
Directorship(s) in other public company(ies)
Maxis Communications Berhad
Please also refer to Note 6 on page 28 of this Annual Report
Nationality :
Saudi
Age :
45
Membership of Board Committee :
Audit Committee
Date of Appointment as Director of Maxis :
29 May 2015
Mohammed Abdullah K. Alharbi
Non-Executive Director
