Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC announced the appointment of Hatem Dowidar as Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective May 20, 2020. Mr. Hatem Dowidar Joined Etisalat Group in September 2015 as Chief Operating Officer and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer Etisalat International in 2016. Prior to this, Mr. Dowidar was Chairman of Vodafone Egypt and Group Chief of Staff for Vodafone Group. He initially joined Vodafone Egypt in its early start-up operation in 1999 as Chief Marketing Officer. He became the CEO of Vodafone Egypt from 2009 to 2014. Mr. Dowidar serves on the Boards of Maroc Telecom, PTCL, Ufone and Etisalat Misr. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications and Electronics Engineering from Cairo University and an MBA from the American University in Cairo.