STARZPLAY
Abdulwahed Alkarawani has extensive work experience in sales and leadership roles. Abdulwahed currently serves as the Senior Director of Partnership and Distribution for STARZPLAY. Prior to this, they worked for OSN as the Regional Sales Director and later as the Head of Retail Sales. Abdulwahed also held positions as the Senior Regional Manager and Regional Sales Manager for OSN. Before joining OSN, Abdulwahed worked as the Sales Director for Ooredoo Qatar, where they managed sales channels and coordinated planning efforts. Abdulwahed also served as the Head of Sales for STARLINK, an Apple and Blackberry distributor, and as the Retail Manager for Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa. Abdulwahed began their career as the Commercial Manager for Marks and Spencer and later worked as a Store Manager for Forever 21.
Abdulwahed Alkarawani holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management from Buckinghamshire New University, which was attained from 2018 to 2021. In 2003 to 2007, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, and Operations from Jami't Al-Ba'ath. Furthermore, they obtained a Professional Business English degree at EnglishScore in 2011 to 2012. Moreover, Abdulwahed Alkarawani pursued a Diploma in Strategic Management at EBMA - Education For Business Managers and Administrators from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, they completed a High-Performance Manager program in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching at GALLUP in 2019.
STARZPLAY
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STARZPLAY is the destination for endless entertainment & live sports all year round. With 2.5 million subscriptions & 20% market share (Omdia Report 2022), we rank in the top 3 streaming platforms in MENA. We are a family of 200+ employees recruited from leading institutions & are headquartered in Abu Dhabi with offices in Dubai, Lahore, & Islamabad. Discover new content every day from leading global studios like Showtime, Paramount+, STARZ, discovery+, DC, Universal Studios, Warner Bros & more! From premium STARZPLAY Originals such as the Power franchise & Outlander to original local productions such as Kaboos & Million Dollar Listing UAE. STARZPLAY also streams fan favorites such as Dexter, The Big Bang Theory, Billions & more. Along with bringing direct-from-cinema movie releases, STARZPLAY also offers access to the WATCH IT library & is the home of anime, carrying franchises like Demon Slayer, Naruto & Attack on Titan. STARZPLAY Sports is the home of Italian football, with exclusive coverage of Serie A & Coppa Italia. Through CricLife, we are the home of cricket & cover major events & series, including ICC events, Asia Cup, TATA IPL, PSL & all India & Pakistan home matches. The service also streams UFC fights, NBA League Pass, AEW Wrestling, UCI World Tour events, World Championship Boxing & more. Our proprietary end-to-end streaming platform is used by other streaming companies across the world, like Twist TV in Egypt, Lionsgate India across Asia, Mobily TV in KSA & Shoq in Pakistan. STARZPLAY has experienced extraordinary growth since its launch in 2015, with the support of its regional & international investors. As of today, e& Group (one of the largest telecom operators in the world) & ADQ (one of the sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi) own a majority equity stake, with the balance owned by STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), General Electric Pension Trust & technology investors SEQ Capital Partners & Delta Partners.