Freedom Mobile CEO and leadership

Results-driven leader with a solid understanding of the IT industry and practices, technologies, and service providers. Experience in major operations encompassing successful start-up operations in Syria, Algeria, Egypt, and Bangladesh, some reaching over 8 million subscribers mark. Able to determine business requirements for projecting long-range requirements for all aspects of network design and implementation, and for initiating formal processes to ensure current and future functionality. Proactive leader skilled in managing overall project schedules, identifying dependencies and critical paths, resolving scheduling conflicts, leading interdisciplinary project teams, working closely with business partners, and providing accurate and timely management status reporting. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills exemplified throughout all professional levels. Fluent in English, French, and Arabic.Broad experience in the GSM technology (9 years) and telecommunications field (15 years), starting from radio planning and optimization, BSS engineering, and transmission engineering and planning, including budgeting and dimensioning of the complete network, estimating network CAPEX and OPEX with minimal costs. Specialties: • Management & Leadership • Global Network Development• Strategic Planning & Implementation • Full P&L Responsibility• Budget Development & Administration • Staff Training & Development• Process & Operational Improvement • Policies, Procedures & Best Practices

Mirko Rugarli is a Chief Commercial Officer at Freedom Mobile and Director, Customer Value Management at Wind Tre and is based in Rho, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy. He has worked as Fixed Planning & Reporting Director at Wind, Network Program Manager at Tellas, and System Engineer at TIM. Mirko attended Politecnico di Milano between 1989 and 1995, Liceo Scientifico Vittorio Veneto between 1983 and 1988, and Reiss Romoli between 1996 and 1997.