Faisal Al-Jalahma

Faisal Al-Jalahma is responsible for developing Batelco’s HR strategy with a focus on employee centricity and transforming Batelco to be Bahrain’s employer of choice. Faisal began his career with Batelco as a graduate trainee in the HR Department where he gained wide experience and knowledge of all aspects of the HR field. Having worked at Batelco prior to and following the introduction of competition, and being involved in major projects related to key operational changes, greatly broadened Faisal’s skills. In 2012, Faisal moved to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), held various roles and last was the Director of Finance, Information Technology and Human Resources. The role included transformational HR projects to digitalise and automate the support function processes at the TRA including in HR and Finance. The diverse scope of his role prepared him well for his return to Batelco. Faisal holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde, UK and several executive qualifications from Harvard Business School and Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.