René Werner

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) @ Ooredoo Group, New Business Development & Incubation, Strategy, Shareholder Value Creation, Change Agent

Doha, Qatar

About

At Ooredoo Group, my focus as Chief Strategy Officer for over four years has been on cultivating strategic partnerships that significantly contribute to our cash flow and spearheading innovative digital service projects. These initiatives, under my leadership, have consistently delivered double-digit growth and constitute a substantial portion of the Group's free cash flow. Also crystallizing shareholder value I was leading substantial structural change programs to form a leading muti-national datacenter company and a leading tower company in the MENA region - from strategy to execution. As a Commissioner at PT. Indosat Tbk and Chairman at MENA Tower Company B.V., I apply my expertise in corporate governance and telecom operations to support the #2 telecoms operator in Indonesia. My approach integrates new business concept development and mobile data proficiency, ensuring that we stay at the forefront of industry advancements and customer satisfaction.

Experience

  • Ooredoo Group (Full-time · 5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

      Responsible holistically for the Consumer, Enterprise, Wholesale & Digital Business of Ooredoo Group

    • [Acting] Chief Consumer Officer
      Jul 2025 - Jan 2026 · 7 mos

      Responsible for the overall consumer business of Ooredoo Group across its footprint markets in MENA

    • Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
      Apr 2021 - Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Responsible for Group Strategy, Digital Service Partnerships, Projects & Adjacencies (projects from design to execution related to new business innovations, carve-outs and spin-offs) at Ooredoo Group such as creating a multi-national datacenter holding, a multi-national tower company, an international fintech business and an international digital entertainment/streaming marketplace. Digital Services Partnerships contributes close to 25% of Group Free Cash Flow and grows double digit.

  • Commissioner/ Member of the Board at PT. Indosat Tbk
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Member of the BOC (Board of Commissioners) for Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, the #2 telecoms operator in Indonesia

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors at MENA Tower Company B.V.
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Tower Holding Ooredoo Group

  • Member of Chief Strategy Officer Group (CSOG) at GSMA
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Director at MENA Digital Hub B.V.
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Newly established holding for Ooredoo datacenter assets in MENA