In the revamping of cellular network operations in Lebanon, a joint venture under leadership of German company Detecon – itself a full subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom – was awarded a contract to manage the network formerly known as Cellis under a $201 million contract over 48 months. EXECUTIVE talked to Ineke Botter, who is the managing director of the new company, Fal Dete and, incidentally, the first top female executive of a company of its size in Lebanon. You have stepped into the management of the former Cellis mobile phone network at the beginning of June. What are your impressions after the first three months? When I came here, I quickly discovered that the personnel – what we have left – is very professional and skilled. That helps a lot. I also discovered that the people are very anxious to keep the business growing, which again is a big benefit to
