On September 1, 2008 Alex Shalaby was appointed Chairman of the Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) by Board consensus; prior to that he was its President and CEO since 2005. This step came as a result of Shalaby's remarkable achievements at Mobinil over the past three years where the company has witnessed continued market share leadership, tripled the subscriber base from six to 19 million, doubled the revenues and increased net profits by 30%.

Alex Shalaby was Chief Officer of Regulatory Affairs for Mobinil from 1998 to 2005 and was responsible for helping with the licensing and regulations required in setting up Mobinil as the first mobile operator in Egypt. Between 1993 and 1995, Shalaby was Regional Director for International Public Affairs for AT&T, based in Cairo, Egypt, where he was the principal interface with key agencies within the governments in the region on matters impacting AT&T’s operations.

Shalaby was Managing Director for AT&T in Egypt, and General Manager for the Middle East and North Africa region until 1993. In 1966 Shalaby graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alexandria and a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from San Jose State University, USA.