Mikkel Vinter

Mikkel is Founder and Director of Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa, with close to 20 years of telecom experience. Mikkel is currently Chief Executive Officer of Batelco in Bahrain. He founded Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa together with Erik D. Nielsen in 2006 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 2016.

Mikkel began his career in management consulting, working across a diverse range of telecom projects across Europe, Asia and Africa. He progressed rapidly through the ranks of both established and start-up telecom operators, including Ben Netherlands, Singapore Telecom and TDC. Prior to setting up Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa, Mikkel was the Chief Commercial Officer for Nawras in Oman, leading all commercial activities from pre-launch until the company was successfully established with a 20%-plus market share just 12 months after launch.

Mikkel qualified with a Masters degree in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School, and has completed a marketing and management programs from McGill University and INSEAD.