Ajay Bahri

Board member – wi-tribe,
Chief Financial Officer – Qtel

Following a career spanning over 20 years in major international organizations including KPMG, Ernst & Young, Etisalat and W. R. Grace & Co., Ajay Bahri joined Qtel in 2003 as Head of Internal Audit. His role was to support the management to enhance control, risk management and governance processes including advising senior management on process improvement and policy matters.

Ajay was then appointed as the Executive Director of General Services in 2005. He was responsible for managing services that are shared across Qtel such as Information Technology, Accounting Services, Support Services (including Supply Chain / Facilities / Fleet Management), Building & Engineering Services and Personnel Services. Later in 2005, he took over the responsibility of the Chief Financial Officer, looking after the Group Investments, Treasury, Accounting Services, Financial Systems and Control, and Telecom Economics.

Ajay has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from India, a Master’s in Engineering (specializing in optimization of the supply chain) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, and is certified as a Chartered Management Accountant, UK; Chartered Accountant, India and Certified Information Systems Auditor, USA. In addition to these qualifications, Ajay has Six Sigma (Process Improvement) experience at Project Leader level.Ajay also sits on the board of Qtel’s GSM subsidiary in Maldives and is Chairman of the Board of Directors, wi-tribe Jordan.