PowerTalk: An Interview with Daw Htar Thant Zin

March 27, 2023

In this Power Talk we will have a conversation with Daw Htar Thant Zin on:

  • Highlights and challenges of her career journey so far
  • Leadership style and success factors
  • Building and leading teams and organisations
  • Setting corporate strategy and direction
  • CEO and board relationship and interactions
  • Advice and recommendations to other learning leaders

 

SPEAKER  
Daw Htar Thant Zin, Acting CEO of Ooredoo Myanmar

Born and raised in Myanmar, Ms. Htar Thant Zin completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from University of Maryland, USA. She worked in technology and e-commerce fields prior to joining Ooredoo Myanmar in 2014.

Before becoming an Acting CEO of Ooredoo Myanmar, Htar handled multiple roles as Business Intelligence & Marketing Planning Director and Chief Sales & Distribution Officer. Htar was a major contributor in leading Ooredoo Myanmar’s 4G and 2G commercial launches, expanding local distributors network and the reach of its products and services, and transforming Ooredoo Myanmar’s Sales & Distribution Ecosystem into a leading Digital Sales & Distribution Ecosystem. She is now managing both Ooredoo Myanmar and Ooredoo Myanmar Fintech Limited as an Acting CEO.

Htar finished Ooredoo Business Leader Program from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland in 2016. She also won Silver Stevie® Award in the Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Services category, 2018, for her efforts in creating thousands of work opportunities for local people and her innovative and transformative CSR projects implementations across Myanmar during the 15th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.