About

Dr Pascal Dutru, general counsel of Qatar Communications, is one of the leading telecoms professionals in the entire Middle East. He brings with him a wealth of experience operating at the highest levels of the telecommunications industry in France, including over twelve years with Bouyges Telecom and a period as group general counsel of international media company Clear Channel France. From this enviable telecoms base (which provided ‘an in-depth understanding of markets at all stages of competition and the deployment of proactive strategies tailored to foster their growth’), he made the move to Qatar Communications and Regulatory Authority in 2012, where he has been ever since. He has had an immense effect on the organisation as a whole, and ‘has held various senior manager positions ranging from strategy, policy, planning and legal’ during the course of his tenure, testament to his immense experience across a broad range of disciplines including senior management. Dutru has worked closely with the Minister of Information and Communications Technology during his time with Qatar Communications Regulatory Authority, and has managed the regulatory strategy and policy department. This has given him an appreciable impact as to how legislation relating to communications in Qatar has developed over the past few years, and his work will continue to inform this area for many years to come.