Kais Ben Hamida
Founder & CEO at xMap
The move
MoveMobily → du
TitleChief Financial Officer
LocationKSA → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Ksa → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageFrench, English, Arabic
Years in UAE6.9
Total experience30.5 years
du headcount1,001-5,000 employees
du industryTelecommunications
du HQDubai
du typePublic Company
Career arc
- Chief Financial OfficerJul 2019 — Present
du· United Arab Emirates· Permanent - Chief Financial OfficerJul 2015 — Jun 2019
Mobily· KSA - Chief Financial Officer, Orange EgyptJan 2011 — Jun 2015
Orange Egypt· Cairo, Egypt - Partner, Private EquityNov 2008 — Oct 2010
Valiance Capital· Milan, Italy· Full-time
- Senior Vice President-Mergers and AcquisitionsMar 2005 — Sep 2008
Orange Communications SA· Paris Area, France
- Head of the Group CFO OfficeJul 2003 — Feb 2005
- Director of Financial OperationsMay 2001 — Jun 2003
- Director, Business DevelopmentMay 2000 — Apr 2001
Winstar· Brussels Area, Belgium
- Finance ManagerMay 1997 — Apr 2000FFrance Telecom Mobiles International S.A.· Paris Area, France
- Associate, Structured FinanceMay 1996 — Apr 1997
Societe Generale· Paris Area, France
- Analyst/Consultant, Infrastructure DivisionSep 1994 — Mar 1996
The World Bank· Washington D.C. Metro Area
Education
- University of Paris I: Panthéon-SorbonneMSc · Economics1993 — 1994
- École PolytechniquePresent
- École PolytechniqueBachelor of Science · Statistical Modeling and Financial Engineering1991 — 1993
- INSEADInternational Director ProgramApr 2023 — Dec 2023
- École des Ponts ParisTechMaster of Science · Economics, Networks and Development1993 — 1996
Languages
- French · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Investment BankingExecutive ManagementCorporate FinanceBusiness TransformationMergers & AcquisitionsInvestments