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