Flat6Labs has appointed Yehia Houry (LinkedIn) as its chief programs officer, according to a press release (pdf). Houry has worked at the early-stage venture company since 2017, most recently as managing director of Flat6Labs in Tunisia, where he headed the launch and operation of the company. Prior to working at Flat6Labs, he served as program manager at Silatech, a Qatar-based initiative that seeks to create jobs and economic opportunities for young people in the Arab world.

Swedish telecom company Ericsson has appointed Hakan Cervell (LinkedIn) as vice president and head of customer unit in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, it said (pdf) yesterday. Cervell is moving from South Korea, where he headed the customer unit. He has over 30 years of experience in ICT, across sales, product development and business development.

Heba Monir (LinkedIn) has joined HC Research as an economist and financial analyst, HC told Enterprise. Monir has primarily covered equities during her career, which included eight years at Prime Holding, two years at Ostoul Securities, and around five years at Arab African International Securities, the brokerage division of the Arab African International Bank.