Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain) announced that its Board of Directors, on 15 April 2018 decided that its CEO, Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos, will step down to make way for the Chief Operating Officer, Eng. Sultan Abdulaziz Al Deghaither, to take the lead role across the company. Mr. Kaliaropoulos will leave Zain Saudi by 30 June 2018 to pursue other opportunities in the industry.

Zain Saudi Board of Directors further decided that the leadership change and appointment of Eng. Al Deghaither as CEO will be effective as of 1 July 2018 as part of succession planning to talented and experienced Saudi executives and consistent with Government policy initiatives. Eng.

Sultan Abdulaziz Al Deghaither, started his journey with Zain Saudi when the company itself had just begun its operations, as radio planning & optimization Manager in 2009 where he participated in building the Engineering department, Moreover, leading the commercial launch of the first 4G Network in the kingdom back in 2011. He was appointed as Chief Technology Officer after the successful completion of the project. Thereafter he was appointed as Chief Operating Officer with the added responsibility of Regulatory Affairs as well as Innovation and Digital Transformation.