Airtel Africa appoints Ogunsanya as managing director/CEO
The telco said it would announce a new MD/CEO for its Nigerian division soon.
Telecommunications giant and mobile money services provider,
Airtel Africa Plc, Thursday, announced the appointment of Olusegun Ogunsanya, who heads its Nigerian unit, as its new managing director and CEO to replace Raghunath Mandava, who has informed the board of his decision to retire.
“Segun Ogunsanya will join the board of Airtel Africa Plc with effect from 1 October 2021,” the telco said in a note to the Nigerian Exchange Limited seen by PREMIUM TIMES.
An electronics engineer as well as a chartered accountant, Mr Ogunsanya has since 2012 been the managing director and chief executive of Airtel’s Nigerian operations, its biggest market of the 14 countries on the continent where the company has presence.
CFO to join the Board London and Lagos, 29 April 2021: Airtel Africa plc ( Airtel Africa , or the Company ), a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, announces Olusegun Segun Ogunsanya, Managing Director and CEO Nigeria is to succeed Raghunath Raghu Mandava, as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer following Raghu Mandava s informing the Board of his intention to retire. Segun Ogunsanya will join the Board of Airtel Africa plc with effect from 1 October 2021. Segun Ogunsanya joined Airtel Africa in 2012 as Managing Director and CEO Nigeria and has been responsible for the overall management of our operations in Nigeria, our largest market in Africa. Segun has more than 25 years business management experience in banking, consumer goods and telecoms. Before joining Airtel in 2012, Segun held leadership roles at Coca-Cola in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya (as
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