Telecom Egypt Company SAE announced the appointment of Omar El Sheikh as non-Executive Chairman following the decision of Eng. Beshir to retire. Eng.

El Sheikh's appointment becomes effective October 1, 2012. Eng. El Sheikh has extensive industry experience stretching over 36 years with a particular focus on telecommunications and information technology.

Much of his career has been spent at multinational and technology focused companies including Vodafone, the Alcatel group, NCR Corporation, and Eastman Kodak.