An Engineer by profession, Al Hashemi joined Batelco as a graduate before quickly rising up the ranks to lead the Group’s local operations in Bahrain. She was named CEO of Batelco Bahrain in 2015.

Despite one of the most competitive industry environments in the region, Al Hashemi’s invaluable adeptness at managing the operator’s business allowed Batelco Bahrain, once a monopoly before the industry was liberalised, to retain a leading market share in the country.

The company contributes up to 41 percent of the Group’s revenues. By 2015, she was CEO of Batelco Bahrain until her elevation to the management of Batelco Group, which has direct and indirect investments across 14 countries.

One of the few women in the region at her role in an industry still trying to keep pace with diversity, she has been praised by Group CEO, Ihab Hinnawi, as being “key to our success, leading both the development and execution of the company’s strategies.”

Despite one of the most competitive industry environments in the region, Al Hashemi’s invaluable adeptness at managing the operator’s business allowed Batelco Bahrain, once a monopoly before the industry was liberalised, to retain a leading market share in the country. The company contributes up to 41 percent of the Group’s revenues.