Expertise and experience
Mr. Abdeslam Ahizoune was born on April 20, 1955 and holds an engineering degree from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris, France (1977). He was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of Maroc Telecom in February 2001 and was appointed as a member of the Management Board of Vivendi on April 28, 2005.
Mr. Ahizoune served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Maroc Telecom from 1998 to 2001. He held the position of Minister of Telecommunications from 1997 to 1998 and Managing Director of the Office National des Postes et Télécommunications (ONPT) from February 1995 to August 1997, Minister of Postal and Telecommunications Services and Managing Director of the ONPT from August 1992 to February 1995 and Director of Telecommunications in the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications from 1983 to 1992. From 1982, Mr. Ahizoune held a number of positions in the Postal and Telecommunications Services and then in the ONPT.
Mr. Ahizoune is a member of the Board of Directors of the following organizations: Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation (Fondation Mohamed V pour la Solidarité) since April 2004; Al Akhawayne University, since November 2003; the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Environment (Fondation Mohamed VI pour l’Environnement) since June 2001 and the Lalla Salma Association Against Cancer. Since 2001, Mr. Ahizoune is a member of the Support Committee (Comité de Soutien) of the Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France since February 2004.
Positions currently held
Maroc Telecom, Chairman of the Management Board
Other
Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, Director and Member of the Support Committee
Mohammed VI Foundation for the Environment, Director
Al Akhawayne University, Director
International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France, Member of the Executive Committee
Directorships held over the last five years
Maroc Telecom, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |