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stc Group to Continue Chairmanship of the Board of Directors of SAMENA
Council

SAMENA Telecommunications Council announces that its Board
of Directors will continue to be spearheaded by stc Group; a
founding Member of the Council. In strategic collaboration with
stc Group, Mobily, China Mobile International, the Communication,
Space & Technology Commission (CSTC) of Saudi Arabia, and
the 193 Member States and private-sector driven UN premier ICT
agency, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
SAMENA Telecommunications Council held its Rising for
Industry Sustainability & Efficiencies (RISE) Conference on 11th
January 2023 at Fairmont Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Following the
RISE conference, the Board of Directors of SAMENA Council
congregated at Fairmont Riyadh, preceded by General Assembly
of the other Members of the Council. Through consensus,
Chairmanship of stc, represented by Eng. Olayan Alwetaid, Group
CEO of stc, was renewed for the 2023-2024 term. The Board
indicated confidence in stc’s leadership, and Chairman Alwetaid
expressed his commitment to deliver on the expectations of the
Board and the SAMENA Council. From Saudi Arabia, Eng. Salman
Al Badran, CEO of Mobily and Eng. Alhamedi Alanezi, CEO of
Arabsat, are also among the Board Members of SAMENA
Council.

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