MTN bolsters its leadership structures within Group: Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa subsidiaries are also involved.
Rendered official at the beginning of this week, these new appointments are
a kind of promotion for these top professionals.
In this dynamic, Connectikpeople has observed that, Michael Ikpoki,
currently the CEO of MTN Ghana is the new CEO of MTN Nigeria.
Brian Gouldie, Chief Customer Sales, Service and Distribution Officer at
MTN SA, is the new CMO of MTN SA.
Farhad Khan, Executive for the Group Enterprise Business Unit, takes over
from Gouldie as Chief Customer Sales, Service and Distribution Officer at MTN
SA. And Philisiwe Sibiya, Executive in Group Finance, is the new Chief
Financial Officer of MTN SA.
“MTN has a strong leadership bench
strength. As part of its talent management and leadership development, MTN
invests significantly towards building a sustainable supply of quality leaders.
We are therefore pleased to make these announcements drawn from our leadership
succession pool,” said MTN Group President and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa.
About the
MTN Group
Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market operator,
connecting subscribers in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The
MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the
share code: “MTN.” As of 30 April 2013, MTN recorded 197.4 million subscribers
across 22 countries.
