Alex Kamara

Alex B. Kamara is an international C-suite executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience driving enterprise transformation, operational performance improvement, commercial growth, and strategic execution across telecommunications, technology, infrastructure, and entertainment sectors in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the United States. He has held multiple executive leadership mandates including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Transformation Officer, and Executive Director Strategy, with responsibility spanning enterprise-scale operations, regulated markets, large CAPEX programmes, and complex multi-country organizations. His experience includes leadership across businesses with revenues exceeding $1.4 billion, executive oversight of transformation and integration programmes, and direct engagement with Boards, regulators, shareholders, and senior stakeholders. Alex is recognized for delivering measurable enterprise value through turnaround execution, operating-model redesign, post-merger integration, commercial restructuring, and organizational transformation. His track record includes delivering a $67 million EBITDA uplift at Etisalat Nigeria / 9Mobile, leading an $11 million profitability improvement programme at Yas Marina Circuit / ADMM, and directing the post-merger integration of major entertainment and motorsport assets into Ethara, operator of Yas Marina Circuit, Etihad Arena, Etihad Park, and the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix platform. Earlier in his career, Alex served as CEO of Tigo Rwanda, where he led the successful greenfield launch of the national telecommunications operator, securing the $60 million national licence, deploying $24 million of infrastructure CAPEX, and achieving nationwide rollout within nine months. He also led regulatory and market expansion initiatives across seven African markets at Millicom International Cellular SA, including securing mobile money licences covering an addressable population of approximately 150 million people. In addition to his executive operating experience, Alex brings strong governance and Board-level capabilities across enterprise transformation oversight, strategic planning, CAPEX prioritization, regulated-market operations, risk management, and performance governance. He has extensive experience reporting to Boards and executive sponsors on enterprise performance, transformation execution, operational risk, and long-range strategic initiatives. Alex holds an MBA from London Business School, an M.Sc. in Materials Science & Engineering from UCLA, and a B.Sc. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Manchester. He has also completed executive leadership programmes with INSEAD and McKinsey & Company focused on transformation leadership and enterprise performance improvement.