Shaikh Mohamed AlKhalifa

/ Chairman

Shaikh Mohamed, as Beyon’s Chief Digital Growth Officer, has a remit to invest in and develop the Beyon portfolio of companies, aiming to grow the company’s technology footprint in scale and scope.

Shaikh Mohamed joined Batelco in January 2020 as the Company’s first Chief Digital Growth Officer and played a key role in the creation of Beyon.

Before joining Batelco, Shaikh Mohamed was Head of Strategic Projects, and of ICT Business Development at the Bahrain Economic Development Board where notable focus areas of his role revolved around public and private sector cloud adoption, Blockchain, startups and enhancing infrastructure development across the GCC. Previously, Shaikh Mohamed was advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Shaikh Mohamed holds a bachelor’s degree in Politics from the American University, Washington DC and an MSC in Middle East Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, UK. In addition to his mandate with Beyon, he is also a Board member of the Binance, Bahrain Internet Exchange, Bahrain Polytechnic and an ambassador of the GBBC (Global Blockchain Business Council).