Mehdi Khalfaoui joined Zain KSA as Chief Financial Officer in February 2017, where he contributed to delivering strategic improvements in profitability and a strategic refocus on commercial investment and enhanced cash liquidity together with improved capital structure. Khalfaoui has international ICT sector experience in various areas within the telecommunications industry, namely: Financial Management, Performance Monitoring, Budgeting and Planning, Treasury, and Corporate Finance. He has occupied several roles within Zain Group since 2009, where he succeeded in achieving transformation in terms of cost optimization and reducing operational expenses.

Prior to joining Zain KSA, Khalfaoui held key strategic roles with leading international telecom companies, where he served as Budget & Planning Analyst for Orascom Telecom and as Financial Analyst for SGCIB. Khalfaoui holds a master’s degree in Corporate Finance from INSEEC and a Professional Learning Experience Degree from Harvard Business School for the Program of Leadership Development.