In a company announcement on Thursday GO announced that Yasser Zeineldin is being appointed as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect. He replaces Osman Sultan who resigned from the Board of Directors on 2 June.

Mr Zeineldin has 24 years of experience in the ICT field. He is currently the CEO of eHosting DataFort, the Middle East region’s leading Managed IT and Advisory services provider and a subsidiary of TECOM Investments. He has been associated with TECOM Investments since September 2008.

Mr Zeineldin is a member of the TECOM Management Committee, TECOM Investment Committee, and a board member in a number of regional and global ICT companies such as NexGen Advisory Group, Energy Management Services, and a former board member of Interoute Communications Holdings (March 2009 - May 2011).

Prior to TECOM Investments, Mr Zeineldin spent 10 years with Microsoft where he held various management positions.

Mr Zeineldin holds a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications from the Ain Shams University.