Bakcell announces appointment of new Chief Executive Officer


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Baku, Azerbaijan, April 16

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Bakcell, the First Mobile Operator and the Fastest Mobile Internet Provider of Azerbaijan announced that Mr. Rainer Rathgeber will be appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. He will assume the office after all the relevant procedures are completed during the next month.

With 20 years of extensive experience in the area of telecommunications, Mr. Rathgeber has held various senior management positions in European and Asian countries. Thus he held leading roles in Deutsche Telekom AG, as senior vice president in T-Mobile International AG, CEO of T-Mobile Croatia and COO Mobile of Croatian Telekom, and as a member of the Board of Directors of OTE Group Greece and Romtelecom Romania. He was also Chief Commercial Officer at Etisalat Group in Abu Dhabi, member of the board of directors of EMTS in Nigeria and PTCL and Ufone in Pakistan, CEO of Ufone, Pakistan and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ubank, Pakistan (part of PTCL group).

'Bakcell holds a strong position on the telecommunications market of Azerbaijan and gained significant achievements during the last several years. Especially, I would like to point out such awards as 'the fastest mobile network' and 'best in test', which are very important in the global telecommunications industry. Moreover, the company demonstrated a rapid expansion of its 4G network and application of innovation solutions in the area of customer care. I will use the best of my professional experience and skills to continue the successful development of Bakcell. I'm confident that together with the company's professional team we will drive further strong development in the future' said Mr. Rathgeber.

Mr. Nikolai Beckers, who led Bakcell as its CEO in the period from May 2016 to April 2019, contributed to the company's successful operations. During these years, Bakcell reinforced its position in the telecommunications market of Azerbaijan.

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About Bakcell

Bakcell, the First Mobile Operator and Leading Mobile Internet Provider of Azerbaijan, offers a wide range of products and Services to users of modern mobile communications Services. The company provides its customers with the best-in-class 4G mobile internet.

The 4G services of Bakcell are already available in Baku and Absheron peninsula, as well as central parts of more than 40 regions of Azerbaijan.

With more than 7000 base stations, Bakcell network covers 99% of the population and 93% of the land area of the country (except for the occupied territories). In 2017, Bakcell network has been recognized as the 'Best in Test' in Azerbaijan by P3 Communications, being one of the most trusted independent authorities in mobile benchmarking. Bakcell has been recognized as the Fastest Mobile Network in Azerbaijan. This award, presented by world-famous 'Ookla' company, recognizes Bakcell's commitment to delivering fastest speeds to customers all across Azerbaijan.

For more information about Bakcell products and services, please visit www.bakcell.com or call 555.

If you are not a Bakcell subscriber, but wish to find out about Bakcell and its products and services, please call 012 498 89 89

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