Johannesburg: AfricUpdate – News Desk
Zain Group announces the appointment by the Board of TASC Towers Holding of Kamil Hilali as Chief Executive Officer to lead the next phase of TASC’s journey, taking over from the founder of TASC and Digital Infrastructure Assets LLP (“DIA”), Iyad Mazhar, who will continue being a shareholder and a board member, supporting the strategic growth of TASC.
Kamil has been the Chief Strategy Officer of Zain Group since March 2018, where he initiated and led Zain Group’s ‘4SIGHT’ strategy that transformed Zain from being a mobile-centric company into a digital service provider, and now ‘4WARD-Progress with Purpose’ corporate strategy to accelerate the evolution into a leading TechCo and Investment conglomerate. Reflecting its neutral-host business model, TASC Towers will continue to operate as an independent entity, providing shared telecom infrastructure services to multiple mobile network operators across the region.
Kamil Hilali brings over 20 years of track record in strategy and corporate development to the new role at TASC, encompassing excellent leadership capabilities, solid technical skills, and business acumen. In recent years, as CSO, Kamil has been heavily involved with the Group CEO and fellow executive management team in Zain’s overall transformation, as well as leading the incubation and launch of new businesses in ICT, wholesale, and digital infrastructure. He also played a vital role in business development, major IPOs, capital restructuring, tower and asset divestments, and mergers & acquisitions. Kamil joined Zain Group in 2011 as corporate finance and business planning Director.
Kamil graduated with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering at the National School of Mineral Industry, Morocco (2001), attained a Master of Business Administration from Suffolk university in MA, USA (2005), Masters in Finance from London Business School, UK (2008) and professional Venture Capital training at Stamford university in CA, USA (2017). Fluent in English, French, and Arabic, Kamil currently serves as a Board member of Zain KSA and the Swiss based e-commerce platform Zoodmall.
