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Hermann Tischendorf named CTIO for Digital and Fintech by MTN Group

December 29, 2021 admin 0

MTN Group has announced the appointment of Hermann Tischendorf as the Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) for Digital and Fintech. “We are delighted to have a seasoned executive of Hermann’s calibre joining our growing [c]

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Adekunle Awobodu appointed CFO for Digital and Fintech platforms at MTN Group

October 17, 2021 admin 0

MTN Group has announced the appointment of Adekunle Awobodu as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Digital and Fintech. Kunle is a seasoned business and finance professional who has spent most of his career [c]

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Ralph Mupita, MTN Group CEO, among 26 execs elected to GSMA board for 2 years

December 4, 2020 admin 0

The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for the two years from January 2021 through December 2022. The GSMA Board comprises the world’s largest operator groups and smaller independent operators [c]

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Karl Toriola takes over from Ferdi Moolman as CEO of MTN Nigeria

November 11, 2020 admin 0

MTN Group has announced two executive appointments: a new CEO in MTN Nigeria and MTN Group chief risk officer, a new group executive committee (exco) position. Both are effective from March 1, 2021. Karl Toriola, [c]

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Ralph Mupita, MTN Group CFO, replaces Rob Shuter as Group CEO

August 19, 2020 admin 0

MTN has announced that the current Group CFO, Ralph Mupita, has been appointed as the new group president and CEO with effect from September 1, 2020. Mupita has served as the MTN Group CFO since [c]

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MTN unveils Chenosis, an open API marketplace for Africa’s developers and businesses

August 8, 2020 admin 0

MTN has announced that it’s extending its digital strategy with the launch of a new pan-African API marketplace called Chenosis that will enable developers and businesses to discover and subscribe to what is aimed to [c]

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Is Nigeria set to replicate Kenya’s mobile payments miracle?

January 3, 2019 admin 0

As the online and mobile payments markets continue to rise globally, Nigerian companies are eager to tap into the industry’s potential. Taking the lead from digital payments hub Kenya, Nigeria is looking to embrace more [c]

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Chris Maroleng, MTN Group’s PR exec, resigns to join SABC as the COO

January 15, 2018 admin 0

Chris Maroleng, who has been MTN Group’s  corporate affairs executive since August 2014, has reportedly left the South Africa-based telco. According to reports, Maroleng is set to be unveiled as the new Chief Operations Officer [c]

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Is MTN Group in talks with Naspers to acquire Multichoice Africa?

May 25, 2017 admin 0

Could MTN Group – the South Africa-based telco with operations in 20 countries covering Africa, Europe and Asia and serving over 200 million subscribers – be thinking about diversifying its service portfolio to include video [c]

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Ahmad Farroukh, ex-MTN Group exec, joins Smile Telecoms as head of Operations

May 12, 2017 admin 0

Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African telecoms group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and DRC, has announce the appointment of Ahmad Farroukh to its board as Executive Director, Operations, effective May 1, 2017. Ahmad is an [c]

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MTN Group subsidiary Irancell invests in Iran Internet Group

February 27, 2017 admin 0

​Iran Internet Group (IIG), which handles several million unique and paid transactions every month in Iran, has announced the closing of a funding round led by MTN Irancell. The group, whose ventures include car hailing [c]

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MTN urges restraint after Nigeria students body issues 48-hour ultimatum over xenophobic attacks

February 25, 2017 admin 0

  South Africa’s MTN Group has come out to express its concern over the new wave of violence targeting foreigners in South Africa and Nigeria (against South Africans). In a briefed statement published on its [c]

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MTN Group signs Omnicom Group as global PR and marketing agency

February 6, 2017 admin 0

MTN has signed up Omnicom Group as its integrated global agency. This is the culmination of an evaluation process, which began in March 2016, after six major global agency networks submitted their bids for the [c]

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MTN Group commits $1 million to UNESCO-led project to preserve Africa’s heritage

January 28, 2017 admin 0

MTN Group today has announced its support of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) led drive to rewrite Africa’s history from an African perspective, through the General History of Africa (GHA) initiative. [c]

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Wim Vanhelleputte back at MTN, now heads Uganda operation

January 26, 2017 admin 1

Life seems to have come full circle for Wim Vanhelleputte. The Belgian, who has spent most of his professional life at various African telecom firms, has a lot of connections with Uganda, where he returned [c]

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Oliver Fortuin quits BT Global, joins MTN Group as Head of Business Enterprise

December 8, 2016 admin 0

MTN Group has announced a number of management changes as part of its SENS announcement made on October 31, 2016. Among these is the appointment of Oliver Fortuin – currently the CEO of BT Global [c]

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ZTE’s partnership with MTN Uganda wins 2016 Best Network Experience award

December 8, 2016 admin 0

ZTE has announced that its customer, MTN Uganda, has won the 2016 Best Network Experience award from MTN Group, at its annual business conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa. MTN Uganda is the only operating company [c]

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MTN named most valued brand in Nigeria in survey

November 29, 2016 admin 0

MTN was recently named the most valued brand in Nigeria in the 2016 Top 50 Brands survey. MTN Group Executive Chairman, Phuthuma Nhleko, later commended its Nigerian affiliate for the recognition. The results of the [c]

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Ralph Mupita appointed MTN Group CFO after Brett Goschen exit

November 17, 2016 admin 0

MTN Group has appointed Ralph Mupita to the position of Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director of MTN Group, with effect from April 3, 2017. Mupita is currently Chief Executive of Old Mutual [c]

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MTN, MMI Holdings launch micro insurance product aYo

September 18, 2016 admin 0

MTN Group and MMI Holdings have launched a micro insurance joint venture, branded aYo. The joint venture will benefit from the scale, combined expertise and market access of both companies, to provide a strong basis to [c]

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MTN Uganda names 2 General Managers ahead of new CEO’s appointment

July 22, 2016 admin 0

MTN Uganda has appointed two General Managers even as people wait expectantly for the country’s telecom industry market leader to name its new CEO to replace the outgoing boss Brian Gouldie whose term comes to an [c]

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MTN yet to name new Uganda CEO as Brian Gouldie’s term ends

July 8, 2016 admin 0

Brian Gouldie, who has headed MTN operation in Uganda since 2014, is set to leave the firm at the end of this month after serving in the CEO position for 2 years. Gouldie was seconded to [c]

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Stephen van Coller exits Barclays, joins MTN as VP of Mergers & Acquisitions

July 4, 2016 admin 0

MTN has announced the appointment of Stephen van Coller as VP of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) from October 1, 2016. Stephen will be the fourth VP of the Group, the other three having [c]

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Rob Shuter to exit Vodafone, become MTN Group CEO

June 20, 2016 admin 0

The MTN Group has announced new management changes following the successful resolution of the Nigerian dispute, completing the review of its governance and management structures in accordance with its undertaking to do so. Rob Shuter [c]

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MTN Nigeria to pay $1.67 billion fine via installments till 2019

June 11, 2016 admin 0

MTN Group will now pay a reduced fine of US $1.671 billion to the Nigerian government over a three-year period instead of the earlier amount of US $ 5.2 billion which had previously been proposed [c]

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Babak Fouladi leaves Vodafone Spain, joins MTN Group as CTO

June 11, 2016 admin 0

MTN Group recently announced the appointment of Babak Fouladi as Group Executive for Technology and Information Systems. In this role, Fouladi will lead the delivery of MTN’s network and information technology strategy across the Group. [c]

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Kennedy Chinganya now substantive MD at MTN Business Kenya

May 26, 2016 admin 0

Since mid last year when Tom Omariba quietly – even though some claim under controversial circumstances – quite his position as MD of MTN Business Kenya, there has never been sufficient details about his replacement. [c]

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MTN Zambia, Kirusa partner to launch new social media service

February 1, 2016 admin 0

MTN Zambia, has launched a popular social media service in partnership with Kirusa, a leader in voice and social media solutions for mobile users in emerging markets. The AMAVIP service is one of the popular [c]

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Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) featured a variety of HUAWEI’s cutting edge hardware products at the Milan  “Huawei Flagship Product Launch 2022” event. Among the products on show were: HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro, HUAWEI [c]

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