Damian Phillip Chappel has been appointed as the Chairman of Ooredoo Maldives and as a member of the board of directors. 

He was appointed to the position by Wataniya International the main shareholder of Ooredoo Maldives. 

Prior to the appointment, he was working as the chief consumer officer at Ooredoo Qatar. He is an Australian citizen with 17 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. 

Chappel has bachelors degree in Information Technology from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.