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April 2nd, 2012

Thuraya... Moving On Up... (Business)


[SatNews] Thuraya has elected a new Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting.

Serving a three-year term, the newly elected 2012 Board of Directors is comprised of:

    1. Mr. Mohammad Hassan Omran, Chairman – ETISALAT
    2. Mr. Khalid Ahmed Balkheyour, President & CEO – ARABSAT
    3. HH Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Munarak Saif Al Thani – QTEL
    4. Mr. Nasser Bin Obood, A/CEO – ETISALAT UAE
    5. Mr. Yousuf Al Sayed, Head of Group Transformation Office - ETISALAT
    6. Mr. Obaid Al Sharid, Senior Vice President – Financial Operations - ETISALAT
    7. Mr. Abdulrahman Al Mubarak – Abu Dhabi Economic Council
    8. Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Abdul Jalil Al Fahim - Abu Dhabi Economic Council
    9. Mr. Khalid Bin Kalban, Managing Director - Dubai Investments PJSC
Thuraya also announced that for the first time two independent directors will join its Board. They are:

    • Mr. Michael Butler, former President and Chief Operating Officer of Inmarsat
    • Mr. Charles W. Moore, President of Lockheed Martin Global, ME and Africa
Most recently, Thuraya launched its latest generation dual-mode satellite and GSM phone, Thuraya XT-DUAL, making it the only operator to offer seamless communications all over the world. Part of Thuraya’s offerings is also the world’s smallest satellite broadband solution to support 384 Kbps streaming, Thuraya IP.