Mr. Hanna has over 18 years of experience in the global Telecoms & ICT industry gained in various international competitive markets. He is currently the Senior Advisor for International Market Development for the TRA and responsible for commercially supporting global ICT organisations in establishing local and regional presence. He is also Founder & CEO of Enterprise Partners, a Middle East based and focused advisory firm supporting technology enterprises in commercial optimisation, transformation and market development.
Most recently, Mr. Hanna held the role Group General Manager with the Batelco Group where, as a member of the Senior Leadership team, he was responsible for strategic consulting and the development of transformation initiatives impacting commercial operations across the various subsidiaries for revenue, cost & operational improvements. Previously, he was the Executive General Manager for Enterprise & Government where his responsibilities included the end-to-end sales, service, and marketing of Batelco’s portfolio of solutions to all business customers with full P&L accountability.
Mr. Hanna brings significant commercial leadership & experience within both established multinationals and start up operations. Prior to joining Batelco, he has held the position of Chief Commercial & Operating Officer with Kalaam Telecom Holding in Bahrain . Other senior appointments included Regional Management with Microsoft MENA, General Manager with Telecom NZ/AAPT, Ericsson Australia , and various product management, marketing and strategy roles with Telstra Australia where he started his career as part of a Leadership Development Programme.
Mr. Hanna is fluent in Arabic and holds an MBA & Master of Marketing (Monash University, Australia), a Post Graduate Diploma in International Business (Monash University, Australia) and Bachelor's degree in Economics & Commerce from Victoria University in Australia.