Bilal Kazmi

Bilal Kazmi was appointed Ooredoo Group Chief Commercial Officer in January 2022.

He has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles, including P&L accountability across the commercial value chain for a USD 1B turnover company. Bilal has extensive experience in Distribution, B2B, Wholesale, Customer Care and New Product Development. He also has experience in implementing complex, large-scale telecom projects, including digital transformation, structural changes and strategic partnerships.

Before taking up his current position, Bilal was Group Chief Commercial Officer (Acting) for a short period before being confirmed in his current position. Previously, he was Executive Director Sales at Ooredoo Group, Commercial Investments & Portfolio – Gulf OpCos. Prior to that, he was Chief Commercial Officer at Telenor Pakistan, where he successfully built a sustainable model of subscriber growth and customer centricity.

Bilal was also Board Member at Telenor Long Distance Communication.

He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration, with Distinction, from Lancaster University Management School in the UK and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology in Lahore.