
Faisal Raja
Chief Financial Officer - e& UAE
The move
MoveEtisalat → e& UAE
TitleVice President - Financial Controller UAE → Chief Financial Officer e& UAE
LocationUAE → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveYes · Uae → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE20.0
Total experience28.4 years
e& UAE headcount10,001+ employees
e& UAE industryTelecommunications
e& UAE HQAbu Dhabi
e& UAE typePublic Company
Career arc
- Chief Financial Officer e& UAEAug 2025 — Present
e& UAE· Full-time - Senior Vice President - e& UAE FinanceAug 2022 — Aug 2025
e& UAE· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Vice President - Financial Controller UAEAug 2021 — Aug 2022
Etisalat· UAE· Full-time - Senior Finance Director - Planning & Control UAENov 2020 — Jul 2021
Etisalat· UAE· Full-time - Chair of the Board of GovernorsNov 2018 — Present
The British School Al Khubairat· United Arab Emirates
- Chair of Audit CommitteeMay 2014 — Nov 2018EEtisalat Lanka (Private) Limited
- Board MemberMay 2014 — Nov 2018EEtisalat Lanka (Private) Limited
- Finance Director - Financial Control & Planning Asia & AfricaJan 2013 — Oct 2020
Etisalat· UAE - Abu Dhabi· Full-time - Finance Director - BT Facilities ServicesAug 2012 — Dec 2012
BT· London, United Kingdom - Financial Controller – BT BusinessApr 2010 — Jul 2012
BT· London, United Kingdom - Senior Finance Manager – Calls & Lines, Business Broadband & ICTApr 2007 — Apr 2010
BT· London, United Kingdom - Finance Manager (Strategy, Convergence & Products)Nov 2005 — Apr 2007
BT· London, United Kingdom - Senior Customer Finance ManagerMar 2003 — Nov 2005
ICI Paints· Slough, United Kingdom
- Group Reporting AccountantNov 2000 — Mar 2003
ICI Group· London, United Kingdom
- Finance Graduate Development ProgrammeOct 1997 — Nov 2000
ICI Paints· Slough, United Kingdom
Education
- WILLOWFIELD HIGH SCHOOLGCSE’s: Math’s (A) Science (AA) Geography (A) Business Studies (A) Accounting (A) Urdu (A) English (1987 — 1992
- London School of Economics and Political ScienceBSC Economics · Economics1994 — 1997
- SIR GEORGE MONOUX COLLEGEA-levels · GCE ‘A’ Levels : Economics (A) Law (A) Accounting (B)1992 — 1994
Top skills
Business Process ImprovementFinanceBusiness Case