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Khaled Bichara
Khaled Bichara
Born	July 27, 1971; Cairo, Egypt
Died	January 31, 2020 (aged 48); Giza, Egypt
Alma mater	The American University in Cairo (B.Sc)

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Khaled Bichara (Arabic: خالد بشارة, IPA: [ˈxæːled bɪˈʃɑːɾˤɑ]) (July 27, 1971 – January 31, 2020) was an Egyptian businessman and entrepreneur who served as the chairman of link.net and chief executive officer of Accelero Capital. Prior to joining Accelero Capital, Bichara was chief executive officer of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology OTMT, group president and chief operating officer of VimpelCom Ltd., and executive chairman of Global Telecom Holding. Bichara played a pivotal role in the merger of VEON and Wind Telecom to create the world's sixth-largest telecommunications carrier.

Early life and education

Khaled Galal Bichara was born on 27 July 1971 in Cairo, Egypt. Bichara earned his B.Sc degree from The American University in Cairo in 1993 with a major in computer science and a minor in business administration. He has also attended a number of professional and postgraduate courses, including the Executive Program for Growing Companies at Stanford University and another at the American University of Cairo Institute of Banking and Finance.^[1]

Career

LINKdotNET

In 1996, after a short experience with Microlab, a software company, he co-founded LINKdotNET (at the time called LINK Egypt) an Internet Service Provider (ISP) company in Egypt. In 2000, he was appointed by Orascom Telecom Holding as the company's Chief Internet Strategist. In 2002, Khaled Bichara was involved in a partnership between Microsoft and LINKdotNET which resulted in the launching of MSN Arabia, the first global portal of its kind in the region.

LINKdotNET, under Khaled Bichara's leadership, acquired eight internet companies. This acquisition increased the workforce to more than 1,500 making the company the largest private ISP in the region.

Khaled Bichara became a member of the board of directors at Orascom Telecom Holding in 2003. He was also recognized as the “Young Executive of the Year” by Business Today Egypt.

Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A.

Bichara was appointed to head the fixed line and portal business unit at Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A., a subsidiary company of Wind Telecom S.p.A. located in Italy, in 2005. He was promoted in 2006 to the position of chief operating officer of the company. During this period he was responsible for the transformation of Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A., initially a company on the downturn, in just three years, into one of the best performing mobile, fixed line and broadband integrated operators in the continent.

Orascom Telcom Holding

Orascom Telecom Holding became the largest investor in LINKdotNET in 1999, with a 54% stake in the company. In 2000, Khaled Bichara was appointed its chief Internet strategist before joining the board three years later. In April 2009, Khaled Bichara was appointed the chief operating officer (COO) of Orascom Telecom Holding, replacing the former officer Emad Farid.

In November 2009, the company announced Khaled Bichara's appointment as the new group chief executive officer of Orascom Telecom Holding saying “Khaled is dynamic, energetic and will be able to draw on his successful experience in the restructuring of Wind to gear the Group into a more aggressive period of growth and transform OTH into a more innovative, integrated and agile global company.”

Personal life

He was married to Marianne Bichara and has two children, Sherif Bichara and Galal Bichara.

Bichara died in a car crash in Giza, Egypt, on 31 January 2020 at the age of 48.^[2]

References

^ "Orascom CEO Khaled Bichara killed in car crash in Egypt". Egypt Independent. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
^ "مرسيدس g63 .. الشركة تكشف أسباب عدم فتح الإيرباج فى حادث سيارة خالد بشارة". February 2020.

External links

[1] "Orascom CEO Khaled Bichara killed in car crash in Egypt". Egypt Independent. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

[2] "مرسيدس g63 .. الشركة تكشف أسباب عدم فتح الإيرباج فى حادث سيارة خالد بشارة". February 2020.

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-'''Khaled Bichara''' ({{lang-ar|خالد بشارة}}, {{IPA-arz|ˈxæːled bɪˈʃɑːɾˤɑ|IPA}}) (July 27, 1971 – January 31, 2020) was an Egyptian businessman and entrepreneur who served as the [[Chairman]] of link.net and [[Chief Executive Officer]] of Accelero Capital. Prior to joining Accelero Capital, Bichara was [[Chief Executive Officer]] of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology OTMT, Group [[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief Operating Officer]] of [[VimpelCom Ltd.]], and [[Executive Chairman]] of [[Global Telecom Holding]]. Bichara played a pivotal role in the merger of [[VEON]] and [[Wind Telecom]] to create the world's sixth-largest telecommunications carrier.
+'''Khaled Bichara''' ({{lang-ar|خالد بشارة}}, {{IPA-arz|ˈxæːled bɪˈʃɑːɾˤɑ|IPA}}) (July 27, 1971 – January 31, 2020) was an Egyptian businessman and entrepreneur who served as the [[chairman]] of link.net and [[chief executive officer]] of Accelero Capital. Prior to joining Accelero Capital, Bichara was [[chief executive officer]] of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology OTMT, group [[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[chief operating officer]] of [[VimpelCom Ltd.]], and [[executive chairman]] of [[Global Telecom Holding]]. Bichara played a pivotal role in the merger of [[VEON]] and [[Wind Telecom]] to create the world's sixth-largest telecommunications carrier.
 == Early life and education ==
-Khaled Galal Bichara was born on 27 July 1971 in [[Egypt]]. Bichara earned his B.Sc degree from [[The American University in Cairo]] in 1993 with a major in [[Computer Science]] and a Minor in [[Business Administration]]. He has also attended a number of professional and postgraduate courses, including the Executive Program for Growing Companies at [[Stanford University]] and another at the [[American University of Cairo]] Institute of Banking and Finance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Orascom CEO Khaled Bichara killed in car crash in Egypt|url=https://egyptindependent.com/orascom-ceo-khaled-bichara-killed-in-car-crash-in-egypt/|date=2020-01-31|website=Egypt Independent|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>
+Khaled Galal Bichara was born on 27 July 1971 in [[Cairo, Egypt]]. Bichara earned his B.Sc degree from [[The American University in Cairo]] in 1993 with a major in [[computer science]] and a minor in [[business administration]]. He has also attended a number of professional and postgraduate courses, including the Executive Program for Growing Companies at [[Stanford University]] and another at the [[American University of Cairo]] Institute of Banking and Finance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Orascom CEO Khaled Bichara killed in car crash in Egypt|url=https://egyptindependent.com/orascom-ceo-khaled-bichara-killed-in-car-crash-in-egypt/|date=2020-01-31|website=Egypt Independent|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>
 == Career ==
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 Khaled Bichara became a member of the board of directors at [[Orascom Telecom Holding]] in 2003. He was also recognized as the “Young Executive of the Year” by ''[[Business Today Egypt]]''.
-=== Wind Telecomunicazioni S.P.A ===
+=== Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. ===
-Bichara was appointed to head the fixed line and portal business unit at [[Wind Telecomunicazioni]] S.p.A, a subsidiary company of [[Weather Investments|Wind Telecom S.p.A.]] located in [[Italy]], in 2005. He was promoted in 2006 to the position of [[Chief Operating Officer]] of the company. During this period he was responsible for the transformation of [[Wind Telecomunicazioni]] S.P.A, initially a company on the downturn, in just three years, into one of the best performing mobile, fixed line and broadband integrated operators in the continent.
+Bichara was appointed to head the fixed line and portal business unit at [[Wind Telecomunicazioni]] S.p.A., a subsidiary company of [[Weather Investments|Wind Telecom S.p.A.]] located in [[Italy]], in 2005. He was promoted in 2006 to the position of [[chief operating officer]] of the company. During this period he was responsible for the transformation of [[Wind Telecomunicazioni]] S.p.A., initially a company on the downturn, in just three years, into one of the best performing mobile, fixed line and broadband integrated operators in the continent.
 === Orascom Telcom Holding ===
-[[Orascom Telecom Holding]] became the largest investor in LINKdotNET in 1999 with a 54% stake in the company. In 2000, Khaled Bichara was appointed its Chief Internet Strategist before joining the board 3 years later. In April 2009, Khaled Bichara was appointed the [[Chief Operating Officer]] (COO) of [[Orascom Telecom Holding]], replacing the former officer Emad Farid.
+[[Orascom Telecom Holding]] became the largest investor in LINKdotNET in 1999, with a 54% stake in the company. In 2000, Khaled Bichara was appointed its chief Internet strategist before joining the board three years later. In April 2009, Khaled Bichara was appointed the [[chief operating officer]] (COO) of [[Orascom Telecom Holding]], replacing the former officer Emad Farid.
-In November 2009, the company announced Khaled Bichara's appointment as the new Group [[Chief Executive Officer]] of [[Orascom Telecom Holding]] saying “Khaled is dynamic, energetic and will be able to draw on his successful experience in the restructuring of Wind to gear the Group into a more aggressive period of growth and transform OTH into a more innovative, integrated and agile global company.”
+In November 2009, the company announced Khaled Bichara's appointment as the new group [[chief executive officer]] of [[Orascom Telecom Holding]] saying “Khaled is dynamic, energetic and will be able to draw on his successful experience in the restructuring of Wind to gear the Group into a more aggressive period of growth and transform OTH into a more innovative, integrated and agile global company.”
 == Personal life ==
 He was married to Marianne Bichara and has two children, Sherif Bichara and Galal Bichara.
-Bichara died in a car crash in [[Giza, Egypt]] on 31 January, 2020 at the age of 48.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
+Bichara died in a car crash in [[Giza, Egypt]], on 31 January 2020 at the age of 48.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.elbalad.news/4156915 | title=مرسيدس g63 .. الشركة تكشف أسباب عدم فتح الإيرباج فى حادث سيارة خالد بشارة | date=February 2020 }}</ref>
 ==See also==
 *[[Orascom Telecom Holding]]
-*[[Weather Investments|Wind Telecom S.p.A]] (former Weather Investments S.p.A.)
+*[[Weather Investments|Wind Telecom S.p.A.]] (former Weather Investments S.p.A.)
 *LINKdotNET
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 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715021032/http://www.otelecom.com/about/manageView.aspx?TopManageId=195 Khaled's profile at Orascom telecom website]
 *[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b63e2f8-efeb-11de-833d-00144feab49a.html Financial Times interviews Khaled Bichara]
-*[http://bistline.net/chris/images/BT/0311CS_40U40.pdf Khaled Bichara in bt’s Top 40 Executives Under 40]
+*[http://bistline.net/chris/images/BT/0311CS_40U40.pdf Khaled Bichara in bt's Top 40 Executives Under 40]
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 [[Category:Egyptian chief executives]]
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+[[Category:Businesspeople from Cairo]]
 [[Category:Chief operating officers]]
-[[Category:Copts]]
+[[Category:The American University in Cairo alumni]]
-[[Category:American University in Cairo alumni]]
 [[Category:Road incident deaths in Egypt]]