Andrew Campbell qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG before working in financial management in international real estate, and subsequently in corporate finance. He has been based in the Middle East for 20 years, initially as CFO of Mobile Telecommunications Company (Zain) in Kuwait, before taking responsibility for marketing and corporate strategy as Zain expanded from a single-operator mobile company into a regional telecommunications powerhouse. He subsequently worked for Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat) in the UAE, with responsibility for sales, marketing and strategy and with Etisalat Group where he was responsible for the marketing strategy and operational performance of fixed and mobile operations in 15 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.