Amplitude President and e& CEO Announce Departures
Two major tech executives have announced their departures, signaling potential strategic shifts in the market. The president of software analytics firm Amplitude is leaving, and the CEO of European telecommunications giant e& (formerly Etisalat Group) is also exiting. Such high-level changes often precede organizational restructuring and shifts in hiring priorities.
- Thomas Hansen will transition to an advisory role through April 1, 2027, ensuring a smooth handover. Taking over many of his responsibilities is the current Chief Revenue Officer, Nathaniel Crook, who is being promoted to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer. - Incoming Chief Commercial Officer at Amplitude, Nathaniel Crook, has a background leading sales and partner organizations at major tech companies, including Microsoft and Cisco. - This leadership change occurs as Amplitude is pushing deeper into AI-powered analytics. The company recently launched "Amplitude AI Agents," a feature designed to automate the analysis of user behavior and proactively suggest product improvements. - Amplitude's strategy also includes integrating its analytics platform directly into AI development workflows, such as making its Model Context Protocol connector natively accessible within OpenAI's ChatGPT. - Hatem Dowidar's departure from e& comes after he led the company's transformation from a regional telecom operator into a global technology group with expanded digital services and a footprint across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. - The departure announcement coincided with e& reporting record financial results for 2025, including a 23% year-on-year revenue increase to Dh72.9 billion and a 33% rise in net profit. - The incoming Group CEO, Masood M. Sharif Mahmood, will also continue as CEO of e& UAE. His background includes nearly a decade as CEO of global satellite communications company Yahsat, which he took public in 2021. - E&'s expansion into a "techco" includes significant moves in fintech with its "e& money" app and the $400 million acquisition of Careem's Super App, alongside enterprise solutions in cloud, AI, and IoT through partnerships with AWS and Microsoft.
