e& has appointed Masood M. Sharif Mahmood as its new Group CEO, effective 1 April 2026. He will hold the dual role of Group CEO and CEO of e& UAE, succeeding Hatem Dowidar in the group position while continuing to lead the UAE operations.

With more than 25 years of leadership experience across telecommunications, government, technology, and investment management, Mahmood has built and transformed high-performing organisations at regional and global scale. 

He joined e& in 2021 to lead its UAE telecom operations, driving operational excellence, accelerating growth, and strengthening customer-centric innovation. With deep operational and financial expertise, he focuses on disciplined execution, value creation, and building agile, performance-oriented organisations positioned for long-term competitiveness.

Prior to e&, Mahmood served for nearly a decade as Chief Executive Officer of Yahsat, the Mubadala-owned global satellite communications company. Under his leadership, Yahsat expanded into more than 50 markets, enhanced its government and commercial capabilities, and delivered significant shareholder value. 

He led the strategic acquisition of Thuraya, consolidating the UAE’s commercial space communications sector and enabling Yahsat’ssuccessful public listing in 2021.

Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership positions at Mubadala Investment Company, where he served as Vice President of the Information and Communications Technology sector, heading the asset management function for Mubadala’s ICT assets, including Yahsat, du, and Injazat. 

He began his career in 2000 as part of the founding team of the Executive Office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In 2006, he moved into the investment field at Dubai Holding, working across financial services, real estate, and technology. He later served as Director General of Financial and Strategic Affairs at the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance.

Mahmood holds a master’s degree in business administration with a specialisation in Finance from McGill University in Canada. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Boston University in the United States.

With this transition, the company welcomes its new Group CEO to lead its next phase of growth and development.

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