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    MTN South Africa Chief to Step Down in Executive Shake-Up

    Telecommunications group MTN has announced that its chief executive for South Africa, Godfrey Motsa will be stepping down from the role effective 1 January 2022.

    Charles Molapisi – currently Group Chief Technology & Information Officer – will take over the position.

    Mazen Mroue, currently Chief Operating Officer of MTN Nigeria, will assume the role of Group CTIO effective from 1 February 2022, taking over from Molapisi. Mroue’s successor in MTN Nigeria will be announced in January 2022.

    “The changes we are announcing today are about enhancing the structures needed to execute on our Ambition 2025 strategy and delivering on our medium-term guidance,” said MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita.

    Molapisi, who joined MTN in 2009, is an experienced executive who has held senior positions within the Group.

    These include Group Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO) since 2020, CEO of MTN Zambia and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of MTN Nigeria prior to that.

    He is also a board member of a number of the companies within the company, including MTN Nigeria.

    Motsa will be available until the end of June 2022 to ensure a smooth handover and transition, MTN said.

    The full list of exco changes at MTN, effective 1 February 2022, is as follows:

    Ralph Mupita – Group President and Chief Executive Officer

    Tsholofelo Molefe – Group Chief Financial Officer

    Jens Schulte-Bockum – Group Chief Operations Officer

    Mazen Mroue – Group Chief Information and Technology Officer

    Charles Molapisi – MTN South Africa CEO

    Karl Toriola – MTN Nigeria CEO

    Ebenezer Asante – Senior Vice President of Markets

    Yolanda Cuba – Vice President SEA

    Ismail Jaroudi – Vice President MENA

    Serigne Dioum – Group Chief Fintech Officer

    Lele Modise – Group Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer

    Ferdi Moolman – Group Chief Risk Officer

    Nompilo Morafo – Group Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer

    Paul Norman – Group Chief Human Resources Officer

    Kholekile Ndamase – Group Chief M&A and Business Development Officer

    Chika Ekeji – Group Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer

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