stc announced appointing Eng. Olayan M. Alwetaid as group CEO effective March 28th 2021, following the resignation of Eng. Nasser al Nasser on November 28 due to personal circumstances.
Eng. Olayan has more than 20 years of experience. He initially worked at Aramco then joined Saudi Telecom Company and has gradually worked his career within stc; he recently was the senior vp for consumer sector, before that he was the CEO of stc Bahrain. He heads the boards of directors of several stc subsidiaries such as Channels, Integral, and CCC. He is also the vice chairman of the BoD of stcPay and the chairman of several committees related to the mentioned Boards.
Eng. Olayan has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from King Fahad of Petroleum and Minerals University and has many certifications in the field of ICT, leadership and strategic planning.