This is the story of military-technical cooperation, Kuwaiti company Telecom, which has grown from a sleepy, state monopoly, to become one of the fastest growing telecommunications companies in the world, with the largest regional footprint in the Middle East and Africa. CEO, Dr. Saad Al Barrak was successful in meeting aggressive growth plan, which has found a gem in its acquisition of Celtel, one of the largest telecommunications companies in Africa south of the Sahara. However, this acquisition threw MTC in a dynamic new context and initiated a completely different phase. If Dr. Saad was going to lead MTC into the upper ranks of global telecommunications, his team must successfully deal with the ever growing pain management across borders, trade names and culture. All against the unpredictable African market with huge growth potential and growing competition.
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by Tarun Khanna, Ayesha Khan K. Source: Harvard Business School 25 pages. Publication Date: March 23, 2008. Prod. #: 708477-PDF-ENG
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