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Mr. Naguib SawirisExecutive Chairman - Orascom Telecom Holding
S.A.E.Executive Chairman - Weather Investments.Chairman of the
Board - Wind Telecomunicazioni SpA
Since joining Orascom, the family business, in 1979, Naguib
Sawiris has continuously contributed to the growth
anddiversification of the company into what it is today one of
Egypts largest and most diversified conglomerates. TheOrascom Group
is the countrys largest private sector employer and has the largest
market cap italization on the Cairo& Alexandria Stock Exchange.
Mr. Sawiris established and built the railway, information
technology, andtelecommunications sectors of Orascom. The success
of these ventures as well as the other sectors of the company ledto
the managements decision to split Orascom into separate operating
companies: Orascom Telecom (OT)
www.orascomtelecom.com ,Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)
www.orascomci.com ,Orascom Hotels &
Development www.orascomhd.com and Orascom Technology Systems
(OTS) www.ots.com.eg. Orascom TelecomHolding S.A.E.(OTH) was
established, in late 1997, and since then, has been chaired and led
by Mr. Sawiris.
As Executive Chairman of Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH), Mr.
Sawiris has dynamically led the growth of thecompany, to be the
leading regional Telecom player and among the best regarded
Emerging Markets players in theworld. OTH operates GSM networks in
Algeria ("OTA"), Pakistan ("Mobilink"), Egypt ("Mobinil"), Tunisia
("Tunisiana"),Bangladesh ("banglalink"), North Korea (koryolink)
and Canada (WIND Mobile) through its indirect equityshareholding in
Globalive Wireless. In addition it has an indirect equity ownership
in Telecom Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)and through its subsidiary Telecel
Globe, OT also operates in Burundi, the Central African Republic
and Namibia. OTstotal subscribers are 89 million as of September
30th 2009 In addition, it operates a number of leading
InternetService Providers (ISPs), as well as value added services
and handset distribution companies.
In January 2003, and in recognition of its regional role in the
telecommunication industry, Orascom Telecomrepresented by Mr.
Sawiris, was appointed as Board Member of the GSM Association. The
appointment came as anacknowledgement of the groups position as one
of the largest ten operators based on subscriber numbers.
After founding Weather Investments in early 2005, Mr. Naguib
Sawiris led the landmark leveraged buyout of amajority stake of
Wind Telecommunications in Italy and took over management as its
Chairman in late summer2005.Almost a year after this important
step, he led Weather Investments acquisition of Tim Hellas in
Greece and re-branded it under the name Wind Hellas. In November
2006, Wind Telecommunications floated the largest ever PIKdebt in
Europe with proceeds used to complete the buyout of Wind from ENEL
resulting in the Sawiris Family owning98% of Weather. These latest
acquisitions mark a new milestone in Mr. Sawiris long and
successful career journey inleading the international growth of
both Orascom Telecom and Weather Investments.
At international and regional levels, Mr. Sawiris serves on the
following Boards, Committees and Councils:
- Member of the international advisory committee to the NYSE
Board of Directors (IAC) since November 2005- Board member of the
International Advisory Board to the National Bank of Kuwait-
President of the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce for
2008-2009- Board member of the Supreme Council of Sciences and
Technology formed by a presidential decree issued by
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The council's board includes a
galaxy of scientists including Nobel laureateDr Ahmed Zewail, Dr
Farouq el-Baz and Dr Magdy Yaqoub
- Co-chair, the Egyptian Italian Business Council- Board member
on both the Board of Trustees and the board of Directors of the
Arab Thought Foundation- Board of Trustees member of the French
University in Cairo- Board member of the Egyptian Council for
Foreign Affairs- Board member of the Consumer Rights Protection
Association of Egypt
Mr. Sawiris is also the recipient of numerous honorary degrees,
industry awards and civic honors, including theLegiondhonneur (the
highest award given by the French Republic for outstanding services
rendered to France) and therecipient of prestigious
Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam award (conferred upon Mr. Sawiris in 2006 by
General PervezMusharref for services rendered to the people of
Pakistan in the field of telecommunication, investments and
socialsector work) .
Mr Sawiris holds a diploma of Mechanical Engineering with a
Masters in Technical Administration from the SwissInstitute of
Technology, ETH Switzerland and a Diploma from the German
Evangelical School, Cairo, Egypt. Mr. Sawirisis married, with four
children and lives in Cairo, Egypt. He speaks Arabic, English,
German and fair French.
http://www.orascomtelecom.com/http://www.orascomtelecom.com/http://www.orascomci.com/http://www.orascomci.com/http://www.orascomhd.com/http://www.orascomhd.com/http://www.ots.com.eg/http://www.ots.com.eg/http://www.ots.com.eg/http://www.orascomhd.com/http://www.orascomci.com/http://www.orascomtelecom.com/
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Mr. Naguib SawirisChairman of Orascom Telecom
Prsident du Conseil dOrascom Telecom
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