Ooredoo has appointed Rene Meza as the new CEO of its Myanmar business, replacing Ross Cormack who has taken the decision to leave his position later this year.
Meza currently holds the position of managing director of Vodacom Tanzania. Meza has more than 17 years of international experience in emerging markets having held leadership positions in telecoms businesses in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Prior to Vodacom Tanzania, Meza was managing director of Airtel Kenya and Zain Kenya and he was also chief operating officer of Millicom Pakistan.
Meza will join Ooredoo Myanmar later in the year and there will be a handover period to ensure a smooth transition in leadership.
Ross joined Ooredoo in 2003 to lead the mobile business in Qatar and in 2005 he became CEO of Ooredoo Oman and significantly contributed to the growth of the company’s businesses. Over the past two years, Ross has led the Myanmar operation from a green field operation to a fully-fledged telecoms provider.
Ooredoo Group CEO Dr Nasser Marafih, said, “Rene Meza has considerable experience in leading the growth of telecoms businesses in emerging markets and we believe he has all the eligibility to take Ooredoo Myanmar to the next level as we continue to roll-out Myanmar’s first 3G-only mobile network.
“Ross has been an inspirational leader for Ooredoo and a key member of the Group Leadership Team and has had a major influence on the development of Ooredoo Qatar and Oman, businesses which are generating strong growth for Ooredoo. In just under two years, he has led the creation of the new Ooredoo operations in Myanmar, one of the world’s fastest changing economies which will be a significant growth opportunity for the group. We thank Ross for all his achievements and wish him all the best for the future.”
