Telecom Review continued its dedication and commitment to the ICT industry and exceeded all expectations by holding the best and largest high-level executive ICT gathering. The award for 'Industry CEO of the Year' was given to Dr. Khaled Biyari, chief executive officer of Saudi Telecom Company (STC).
Under his leadership, STC has continued to grow and retain profitability. In addition, he has made sure that digitization is addressed for the future at STC and that STC will focus on keeping up with the variables of cloud computing, information security, Internet of things, digital financial services, and digital media.
The Telecom Review Excellence Awards, held on Dec. 6, recognized industry leaders for their efficient and hard work in 2017, and are a special way for Telecom Review to help celebrate the winner's success.
This year there were 302 nominations for the Telecom Review Excellence Awards. Telecom Review wants to thank all of the judges who worked tirelessly on reviewing and judging the nominees. Winners were chosen based on recognized and demonstrated capabilities in their specific sector by an independent panel of 15 experienced industry veterans.
"This year's award winners represent the absolute best in our industry and we are very proud to honor these winners with such a distinguished award," said Toni Eid, CEO of Trace Media International and founder of Telecom Review.
Commenting on the gathering of Industry Leaders, Jeff Seal, Managing Partner of Telecom Review North America noted, "Once again Telecom Review has brought together the leaders of the ICT/telecom industry."