Executive Management Team

Prior to joining Vodafone Qatar, Sheikh Hamad served in the Oil and Gas sector in various areas such as industrial network engineering and control system engineering.

Sheikh Hamad Al-Thani joined Vodafone Qatar in 2013, and is currently Vodafone Qatar’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He is responsible for the overall creation, implementation, and integration of the long-range strategic, financial, commercial and operational direction of the company. In addition, Sheikh Hamad currently holds the position of Chairman at Meeza.

Previously, he served as Vodafone Qatar’s Chief Operations Officer where he was responsible for the Company’s Customer Operations, Human Resources, Legal & Regulatory and External Affairs functions.

Khames Al Naimi is a visionary leader who has successfully contributed to the growth of many Qatari organizations with global footprint. He has helped many organizations navigate complex challenges to unlock true human talent potential, combining it with modern state-of-the-art digital solutions to achieve growth. He is a true champion of sustainable human capital development with a keen focus on identifying and mentoring the next generation of leaders. His far-sighted thoughts have shaped the evolution of Human Resources and ancillary services from role of support services to Strategic Enablers.

Khames has worked across different sectors, including oil & gas, education & media and mega sport events like FIFA World Cup. Previously, he served as the HR Department Director for the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy; prior to which he held different roles at Qatar Foundation (QF) subsidiaries and Dolphin Energy Ltd.

Khames joined Vodafone Qatar in May 2018 as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) with the challenge of leading the Company’s People, Culture & Talent Strategy. Under his leadership, the units that he leads have transformed from a proactive contributor to predictive contributor, with ability to forecast risks and plan ahead to mitigate such risks. At the core of this transformation is his hands-on approach to cut down process times, bring efficiency through digitalization and data driven decision making approach. Above all, he puts people first. He has built strong communication platforms for people to share their feedbacks and keep channels open to foster innovative ideas for continuous improvement. In his own words: “I want to inspire people to think big, I want them to know Vodafone Qatar is a place for them to grow personally as we grow as a company.”

Ramy Boctor has over 25 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry. He was previously the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Mobilink, where he was renowned for improving the technological performance of underperforming teams and rolling-out innovative solutions for perplexing problems.

Ramy joined Vodafone Qatar in February 2014 as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Ramy dedicated himself to optimizing Vodafone Qatar’s information transfer capabilities, allowing data to move rapidly between distant locations, and he also focused on giving employees, customers and suppliers the ability to collaborate seamlessly irrespective of logistical constraints. By elevating Vodafone Qatar’s applicable processing capabilities to a new level and restructuring them in a way that improves their efficiency, Boctor managed to give the Company the high ground in a very competitive market.

He has led the launch of the Company’s 4G, 4G+ and 5G networks. In 2020 Vodafone Qatar doubled fibre deployment and home connections within the framework of a Fixed Network. He supervised and overseed the transformation of Vodafone Qatar’s digital channels and its analytics, introduced AI into the Company’s various corporate paradigms, modernized IT applications and established an open APIs ecosystem within it. Under his leadership, the performance of Vodafone Qatar’s network has significantly improved year on year, and with its recent mmWave 5G trial achieving speeds of over 8 Gbps, the Company’s expected to continue pursuing an upwards performance trend in the future.

Masroor Anjum is a fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Pakistan, with more than 20 years of diverse leadership experience in the finance and telecom industry.

He started his professional career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2001, and then built-up extensive finance experience in the telecommunications industry at Veon, Telenor group and Warid Telecom.

Masroor joined Vodafone Qatar in 2014, and was appointed as Vodafone Qatar’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in March 2022. His main duties include handling the financial forecasting of Vodafone Qatar’s budgets and setting the overall direction and management strategy of the finance department, encompassing a wide array of processes such as financial accounting and reporting, financial planning, treasury management, investor relations and supply chain management.

Prior to his current role as CFO, Masroor served as Vodafone Qatar’s Acting CFO, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and Head of Finance Business Partners, playing a key role in the transformation of the Company’s cost structure, which led to a significant improvement in its overall profitability metrics.

Education
Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants, Pakistan
BCom, Commerce- University of Punjab, Pakistan