Karim BENNIS, PhD, MBA
Group CFO at e& (Etisalat Group)
The move
MoveTractafric Motors Corporation → e&
TitleCFO & Deputy Managing Director → Group CFO at e& (Etisalat Group)
LocationParis → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveYes · France → United Arab Emirates
Native languageFrench, Arabic
Years in UAE13.5
Total experience16.8 years
e& headcount10,001+ employees
e& industryTechnology, Information and Internet
e& HQAbu Dhabi
e& typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Chairman of the Audit Risk and Compliance Committee and Non Executive member of the IFC (SteerCo)Nov 2024 — Present
e& PPF Telecom Group· Netherlands· Full-time
- Non Executive Board Member - Risk committee member and Chairman of Audit committeeDec 2021 — Present
Mobily· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Non Executive Board Member and Chairman of Audit committeeNov 2021 — Present
Maroc Telecom· Morocco
- Non Executive Board Member - IFC member - NRC member and Chairman of Audit CommitteeMay 2020 — Feb 2025
Ufone 4G· Pakistan - Non Executive Board Member - IFC member - NRC member and Chairman of Audit CommitteeMay 2020 — Feb 2025
PTCL.Official· Pakistan - Group CFO at e& (Etisalat Group)May 2020 — Present
e&· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Acting Group CFOOct 2014 — Jul 2015e&· Abu Dhabi - UAE
- Non Executive Board Member and Audit Committee MemberSep 2014 — Present
ATLANTIQUE TELECOM Holding· Côte d’Ivoire
- Non Executive Board Member IFC member and Audit Committee Member - Etisalat EgyptSep 2014 — Present
Etisalat Egypt· Cairo, Egypt - Group Vice President Financial Control, Budgeting & PlanningAug 2013 — Apr 2020e&· Abu Dhabi - UAE· Full-time
- CFO & Deputy Managing DirectorJun 2011 — Jul 2013TTractafric Motors Corporation· Paris Area, France
- Director of Financial Restructuring & Performance ManagementJun 2009 — May 2011
ONA-SNI Group· Casablanca, Morocco
Education
- London Business SchoolThe Chief Financial Officer ProgrammeSep 2021 — May 2022
- Columbia Business SchoolCertificate in Business ExcellenceJan 2020 — Dec 2021
- École des Ponts Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA · Business Administration and Management, General2008 — 2009
- SKEMA Business school (ESC Lille)Master’s Degree · Audit, Finance & Management Accounting2000 — 2001
- Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersPhD (Doctorate) · Science, Technology & Society1997 — 2000
- Harvard Business SchoolCFO Leadership ProgramJun 2022
- IE Business SchoolGlobal Executive MBA (Madrid/Los Angeles/Singapore) · Business Administration and Management, GeneralSep 2019 — Jun 2021
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBASep 2022 — May 2024
Languages
- French · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
Top skills
ForecastingForeign LanguagesStrategyFinancial ModelingBusiness StrategyStrategic Planning
About
Group CFO at e& (Etisalat Group). Financial controlling, Accounting Consolidation, Budgeting & reporting, Tax, US GAAP, IFRS, ICFR, SOX, Strategic planning, Capital structure, Revenue assurance, Cost efficiency, Cash management, Capital allocation, Restructuring plan, Stock markets, M&A, Investor relations, Bond issuance, Risk management, Credit rating, Financial systems, International footprint (Middle East, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia).