About Mona
Strategy and Development Manager with 15 years of international experience in telecommunications and digital services, primarily achieved in strategy, business development, sales, and project management roles. Throughout my career, I have led large and strategic projects with multinational reach and have closed business and partnership opportunities with tier1 companies worth multimillion-euros. Focused on creating value, I thrive on challenges and enjoy client and partner interactions.
I’m interested in helping organizations with their strategic challenges while focusing on sustainable growth.
Renewable Energy Projects | Sustainability | Circular economy | Digital inclusion | Mobile Finance | eHealth | Telecommunications
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- OrangeStrategy & Business Development Manager - Orange MEATELECOMMUNICATIONSJanuary 2019 - Today (7 years and 5 months)Île-de-France, France- Head of OMEA Strategic Plan (covering 17 affiliates in Middle East & Africa):
- Definition of strategic guidance, ambitions, priorities and KPIs
- Providing support, following up and monitoring with countries to ensure the right execution of the plan
- Strategic projects management: Network evolution (5G, Fiber), Diversification (Content, Energy, Mobile Finance, Digital services..), Infrastructure (fiber backbones, datacenters, ..), Partnerships (Hyperscalers, Digital operator...)- B2B2G project development (in collaboration with international fund donors (USAID, Global Fund...), providing local communities access to essential services especially in rural areas (services such as energy, education, health, agriculture..) - OrangeProject Development Manager - DjolibaOctober 2017 - December 2018 (1 year and 2 months)Paris, France- Led and delivered the development phase of Djoliba (a transnational fiber network, worth MultiM€, interconnecting and providing connectivity to 7 countries in WestAfrica):
- Managed a large pluridisciplinary team of 40+ persons (representing the contributing countries and the different work streams)
- In collaboration with the team, successfully delivered the Business Model, the Roadmap, the Business Plan, the Technical Design, the Marketing strategy and the Legal Framework (incl. studies of Tax & Regulatory aspects)
- OrangeMiddle East- Mobile Data Sales Manager - Orange International CarrierApril 2016 - September 2017 (1 year and 5 months)Dubai - United Arab Emirates- Regional Sales Manager, based in Dubai, in charge of selling Mobile Data services to mobile operators in Middle East and GCC countries:
- Won 8 new logos, (3 in new markets : Oman, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan)
- 200% revenue growth in 18 months
- 1 M€+/year
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Education
- Master's degree, Networks & Multimedia Information SystemEcole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne2008Master's degree, Networks & Multimedia Information System
- Engineering, Telecommunications EngineeringULFG22007Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering
Certifications
- Renewable energy projectsUniversity of Colorado Boulder2024