Saleh Al Abdooli As the CEO of one of the UAE’s leading companies, Al Abdooli has high standards to maintain and ambitious targets to reach. And he’s doing both with aplomb. Most recently he announced Etisalat’s successful launch of the Middle East’s first 5G network – long considered the Holy Grail of the telecoms industry – as well… As the CEO of one of the UAE’s leading companies, Al Abdooli has high standards to maintain and ambitious targets to reach. And he’s doing both with aplomb. Most recently he announced Etisalat’s successful launch of the Middle East’s first 5G network – long considered the Holy Grail of the telecoms industry – as well as confirming the company’s plans to develop new capabilities in AI, cloud computing, automation, IoT and more. Moves that will be helped by last December’s launch of Etisalat’s Open Innovation Centre in Dubai, as well as the $800m network investment made during 2017. CEO, Etisalat Origin:UAE Residence:UAE Sector:Telecoms