Ahmed Abou Dorna has been appointed chief executive officer to Banglalink, the country's second largest mobile operator.

He has been working as the marketing director of Egyptian company for mobile services 'Mobinil' since 2003. During this period, the company becomes the largest mobile service provider in Egypt with huge growth in subscribers from 27 lakh in 2003 to two crore in December 2008, Banglalink said in a press statement.

Dorna has an extensive experience in the field of information technology where he had held several important positions with multinational firms, including IBM and Datum IDS.

A Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Cairo University, Dorna is a member of various local and international marketing committees.

He will take charge in January 2009 replacing Rashid Khan as the Banglalink top official. Khan is set to work as the CEO for Mobilink Pakistan.