MOHAMMED ABDULLAH K. ALHARBI
Non-Executive Director
Saudi Arabia, 46 years old
Audit Committee (Member)
Date of Appointment as Director of Maxis:
29 May 2015
Qualification
He holds a M.S. Certificate in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri, USA. He also holds a B.S. 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”) at 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 programmes, implementing greenfield operations and major acquisitions of STC, which include, among others, the 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, increasing of STC stake in VIVA Kuwait, divestment of PT Axis Telekom Indonesia and also the increasing of stake in Intigral, an end-toend 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 in senior positions at Al Salam Aircraft Company and Advance Electronics Company.
Directorships in other public companies or listed companies
Maxis Communications Berhad