
FAISAL ALSAMAHI
Senior Director Carrier & Wholesale International Cables at e& | Etisalat Group
The move
MoveEtisalat UAE → e&
TitleSenior Director Int. Cable Infrastructure Management (Carrier & wholesale Department) → Senior Director International Cable (Carrier & Wholesale/Operations at e&)
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE21.2
Total experience21.3 years
e& headcount10,001+ employees
e& industryTechnology, Information and Internet
e& HQAbu Dhabi
e& typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Senior Director International Cable (Carrier & Wholesale/Operations at e&)Aug 2022 — Present
e&· Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Director Int. Cable Infrastructure Management (Carrier & wholesale Department)Dec 2016 — Jul 2022
Etisalat UAE· Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Director Capacity Administration & Restoration (Carrier & Wholesale Department)Dec 2011 — Dec 2016
Etisalat UAE· Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Chairman IMEWE Operation & Maintenance SCDec 2010 — Present
IMEWE consortium· Full-time
- Senior Manager Submarine Network Plan. & Imp. (Carrier & Wholesale Department)Jun 2009 — Dec 2011
Etisalat UAE· Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Manager Operational Capacity Management (Carrier & Wholesale Department)Apr 2008 — Jun 2009
Etisalat UAE· Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Regional Engineer Transport Network Maintenance (Engineering Department)Oct 2007 — Apr 2008
Etisalat UAE· Fujairah Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Engineer Submarine Cable Maintenance at Cable Station (Engineering Department)Jan 2005 — Sep 2007
Etisalat UAE· Fujairah Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Education
- Khalifa UniversityBachelor's degree · Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringSep 1996 — Jun 1999
- Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)Leadership Program2017 — 2019
- Bradford CollegeBTEC National Diploma in Engineering (Communications) · Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering TechnologySep 1994 — Jun 1996
Top skills
Code of EthicsCustomer centricity ProcurementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentInformation Security Awareness
About
~Passionate about vision of Driving the digital future to empower societies, sustainability, AI and productivity. Highly enthusiastic to value generation through innovation & digitization. leadership in business development, PM, operations and delivering unparalleled customer solutions & experience~