MTN Ghana appoints Ebenezer Asante as CEO

By mahlokoane percy ngwato

Stay connected! Follow @AfricaBizReview and @MrNLon on Twitter. Like our Facebook Page.

Ebenezer Asante has been appointed CEO of MTN Ghana after serving a two year long stint as CEO of MTN’s operations in Rwanda; this will be the first appointment of a native Ghanaian to the post.

Asante joined MTN Ghana in seven years ago, originally working as a Sales and Distribution Executive; prior to joining the company, he spent over a decade at Unilever working across various positions, notably Managing Director for Zambia and Customer Development Director and member of the Unilever Ghana Board.

RELATED:
Top 10 CEOs Innovating the Tech Industry in Africa
CEOs in Africa target technological strides for 2014
Top 10 CEOs in Africa

Asante holds a BA in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from Henley Management College; he was also part of MTN’s Global Advancement Programme (GAP) in 2010.

He has participated in a number of Executive level and General Management development programs at the Ashridge Business School, Harvard and Insead.

The MTN Group is headquartered in South Africa and supplies telecommunications solutions from Afghanistan and Africa; it employs roughly 18,000 people and had revenues of $12.43 billion in 2014.

Source: [MTN]

Read the June Issue of African Business Review. 

 

Share

Featured Articles

Abu Dhabi Airports prepares for Terminal A opening

A decade in the making, Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomes 6,000 volunteers to test operational readiness of stunning new Terminal A building

Business Chief expands portfolio with new look and coverage

Business Chief Middle East & Africa launches with fresh new look and extended coverage of the region, with exclusive executive interviews and insights

How Octopus Energy grew to become an industry giant

Octopus Energy continues to grow after a deal was agreed to acquire Shell Energy in the UK and Germany, taking its customer base to almost seven million

Perkbox CEO: How to support employees through tough times

Human Capital

How Middle East is embracing the future of digital finance

Corporate Finance

UAE Lulu Group shifts business for global growth and IPO

Corporate Finance