El Leithy joined Nokia in 2009 and assumed his current role in 2015. He leads a team of around 3,200 people.In April 2023, Nokia signed a multi-year deal with Zain Jordan to supply 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment across 3,000 sites in Jordan. In December 2022, the company and Etisalat from e& demonstrated the fastest passive optical network (PON) speed in the MEA region.