Doha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              12 Nov 2018

GBI has announced today the appointment of Cengiz Oztelcan as the new CEO, who recently assumed the responsibilities of his new role.

Cengiz has an extensive background in understanding complex business and customer needs. He has over 23 years of experience during which he has held senior management roles in sales, marketing, strategic business and corporate development areas in the telecommunications and IT industry. He also has been involved in building and managing large diverse organizations as well as growing a technology start up to a global level, which bring tremendous value to his role at GBI.

Commenting on the appointment, Abdulla Al Rwaili, Executive Director and Managing Director of GBI said: “We are delighted to announce that Cengiz has joined GBI as our new CEO. Under Cengiz’s leadership, we are convinced that the business will continue to grow and GBI will become a prominent player in the global telecommunications industry. He will provide strategic vision and operational excellence to keep GBI and our customers ahead of today's rapid pace of change and will ensure we remain at the forefront of tomorrow's connected world.”

Cengiz Oztelcan, CEO of GBI, added: “I’m very excited by the opportunity to join a growing and dynamic company with a great potential. I am confident that with the tremendous support of our shareholders and the quality of the entire GBI team, we will continue to innovate and delight our customers, partners and suppliers. GBI is in a very unique position to shape the industry and deliver end to end high quality solutions to our customers.  I am honored to have the opportunity to lead the GBI team at this exciting time."