Mr. Ahmad will take over from the outgoing CEO, Mustafa Peracha who has led wi-tribe from a startup operation to a number two broadband service provider in Pakistan and the largest WiMax operator, as claimed by the company.
Prior to joining wi-tribe, Mr. Ahmad was most recently at Telecel Globe, an Orascom Telecom company, as Group Chief Commercial Officer.
Wasim Ahmad brings with him a diversified experience of over 20 years in Telecom and Consumer Goods industries with leading organizations like Millicom, Nestle and Proctor & Gamble.
Mr. Mustafa Peracha, CEO wi-tribe Pakistan, will assume new responsibilities within the Qtel Group in the broadband area. He will be based in Doha at the Qtel Group headquarters.
In a related news, Zohare Haider, PR head for wi-tribe also left for Qtel. Zohare’s replacement is yet to be announced. In yet another news, wi-tribe recently signed Xenith as its PR agency.