MTN Group has announced the appointment of Chika Ekeji, as Executive, Strategy and Transformation as part of plans to further bolster management capacity to accelerate the Group’s strategic ambitions.
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MTN Group has appointed Chika Ekeji as its new Strategy and Transformation Executive – effective from 15 March. The telco says this appointment is part of its plans to further bolster management capacity to accelerate the Group’s strategic ambitions.
“In December 2020, MTN Group announced the completion of a comprehensive strategy review with a focus on accelerating growth, deleveraging the holding company debt and unlocking value,” says MTN.
“To support the execution of the repositioned strategy, we announced the appointment of a new Group Chief Financial Officer as well as changes to the Group’s regional structure and the Group Executive Committee.”
MTN Group appoints another Nigerian to top position
Mr Ekeji would join MTN from Management Consultancy, McKinsey & Company in Nigeria.
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MTN Group on Monday announced the appointment of Chika Ekeji as Executive Strategy and Transformation officer, as part of plans to further bolster management capacity to accelerate the group’s strategic ambitions.
Effective from March 15, Mr Ekeji would join Africa’s leading mobile operator from Management Consultancy, McKinsey & Company in Nigeria.
He had previously led the West Africa Digital Practice and served telco, financial Services, and public sector clients across Africa.
The MTN Group Chief Operating Officer, Jens Schulte-Bockum, in a statement in South Africa, said he was very pleased that Mr Ekeji was joining the company as they work on strategic repositioning.