Alcatel-Lucent appoints Ramy Hashem as Country Senior Officer for Ghana
Alcatel-Lucent has appointed Mr Ramy Hashem, an electronics engineer, as Country Senior Officer and Managing Director for its Ghana operations.In his new role, Mr Hashem will assume overall responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations as well as leading the strategic business directions for Alcatel-Lucent in Ghana.
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He will be based in Accra and report to Mr Alpin Verlet, the Head of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in the West & Central Africa Region.
Mr Hashem was previously the chief technology officer for Alcatel-Lucent in the Middle East. The experience gathered in that role is expected to help play a key role in the company’s specialist focus of IP, cloud and ultra-broadband access technology in Ghana.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr Verlet said Mr Ramy's appointment underscored the importance the company attached to Ghana’s market.
“Ghana is playing an important role in Alcatel-Lucent’s business development in Africa. Ramy’s appointment underlines our strong belief in this market and its potential," he said
He added that Mr Ramy would be bringing with him strong sales and people management experience that would help propel the company to the next level of its growth target.
Mr Hashem holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electronics and Communication from the University of Ain Shams, Cairo, Egypt, as well as a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
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