Mr. Muneer Farooqui has served as CEO of Warid Telecom International Limited, Bangladesh for over four years. In view of his dynamic work experience in telecom sector and proven leadership in various capacities where his last assignment was CEO of Warid Telecom, Bangladesh, he has been assigned to undertake his responsibilities as CEO of Warid Telecom (Pvt.) Limited, Pakistan, to optimize and lift the business performance of the Company from its current level and ensure a potential niche for the Company in the local Telecom Industry.
Academically, he is holding a Master degree in Computer Science from Preston University, USA. He bags almost 20 years of performance driven experience where major part of his professional life pertains to the Telecom Industry of Pakistan and abroad. The panorama of his multi-dimensional experience revolves around creating and implementing Business Plans and performance oriented Organizational Strategies, Customer, Sales & Marketing Management and other technical/non-technical organizational dimensions.
He started his professional journey with Mobilink in 1993 and shouldered his responsibilities in various capacities till the year 2004. The last position he held in Mobilink prior to joining Warid, was Director Customer Service where he turned around Customer Service function by rolling out two CTI based state –of –the-art (3rd Generation) contact centers.
In May 2004, Mr. Farooqui joined Warid Telecom (Pakistan) as part of the core team in the capacity of GM Customer Service when the Company had just made a beginning in the local telecom industry. He spearheaded one of the largest roll outs of customer service operations in the history of telecom in Pakistan, launched two multimedia state-of–the-art (4th Generation IP based) largest contact centers. He has a vast experience of launching simultaneously multiple business centers across the country. Apart from rich experience in different areas of commercial operations in Telecom Sector, he has initiative, positive attitude and the charisma to lead in a challenging environment.
In January 2006, Warid visualized and decided to expand its horizon of telecom business outside Pakistan. Mr. Muneer Farooqui was considered and chosen for giving this challenging task of creating Warid operations in Bangladesh and leading the team to register a business success outside Pakistan as well.
Now, in his present role as CEO of Warid Telecom (Pvt.) Limited, he will lead to provide direction to Warid Team, in order to achieve the Company Vision and annual business goals. With his diverse international experience of managing large scale telecom projects, he is expected to help the organization secure its due position in the local cellular industry that is very much required to sustain Warid’s role as one of the leading telecom companies in Pakistan.
Mr. Muneer Farooqui is a result oriented professional, exuding strong support for innovation and organizational changes aimed at creating business relevance and enhancing organizational effectiveness. He is a team player with an objective-driven approach that gives priority to company’s best interests at all times strongly backed by efforts that are focused on determination, dedication, follow-up and successful completion of result oriented initiatives. |
