About Us

The Middle East & Africa’s
Trusted Leader in Networking

CMC Networks delivers connectivity with industry-leading customer experience across some of the most complex markets in the world.

We are a specialist provider that combines on-the-ground expertise with AI-based operations – underpinned with over three decades of experience in Africa and the Middle East, and backed by the infrastructure scale, investment and strategic reach of center3 and stc.

Our Leadership Team

Board Members

  • Ayman Alali

    BOARD MEMBER

    Ayman Alali is the Chief Business Excellence Officer at center3, bringing over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications sector. Leads...

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  • Fahad Al Hajeri

    Chairman

    With over 20 years of leadership in digital infrastructure, Fahad has played a key role in advancing telecommunications and global connectivity. He has held...

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  • Hussein Alnajrani

    BOARD MEMBER

    With over 20 years of experience in telecommunications and technology, currently serving as Chief Commercial Officer at center3, lead the...

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  • Mahesh Jaishankar

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Mahesh Jaishankar – MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Mahesh Jaishankar has over 25 years’ experience in digital infrastructure, international connectivity...

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Executive Committee Members

  • Charles Kuppusamy

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Charles brings over 26 years of deep-sector expertise in...

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  • Hugo Fourie

    VP SUPPLY, VENDOR AND PROJECTS

    Hugo has over 18 years of experience in Telecoms...

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  • Mahesh Jaishankar

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Mahesh Jaishankar – MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Mahesh Jaishankar has over 25...

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  • Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

    GROUP LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

    Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is the current Group Legal...

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  • Paolo Gambini

    CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

    Paolo has joined CMC Networks from his prior role as Head of...

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  • Richard Jubber

    GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR

    Richard joined CMC in 2018 as Financial Controller, and joined the...

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Our Framework for Delivering Industry-Leading CX

People
  • Dedicated service and project management teams
  • 12+ languages spoken
  • On-the-ground engineers across MEA
  • Talent development to deliver customer service excellence
Strategy
  • Customer-centric culture
  • C-level accountability
  • Analytics-based decision making
  • Continual optimisation
Operations
  • AI-based operations
  • Unified real-time visibility
  • 24/7 NOC
  • Comprehensive SLAs
  • Transparent performance metrics
Innovation
  • Continual investment in platforms & tools
  • Technology partnerships with world-leading providers
  • Scalable architecture built for customer agility

Why CMC?

Continuity
We maximise your business continuity across markets and minimise disruption with connectivity proven in the most demanding markets in the world.
Ubiquity
We have been consistently delivering industry-leading customer experience across Africa and the Middle East for over 35 years, enabling you to rapidly connect and scale.
Accountability
We purpose-built our services and support to give you end-to-end visibility, accountability and control, with an escalation matrix that goes all the way up to our C-Suite.
Focus
We have optimised networking in Africa and the Middle East for over three decades to reduce risk, increase resiliency, and deliver trusted connectivity.

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