MTN’s team in Africa re-shuffled

Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN Group has re-shuffled its key management in its African subsidiaries, the with company’s president and CEO, Phuthuma Nhleko, saying the appointments will go a long way towards helping MTN to achieve its vision of being the leading telecoms player in emerging markets.

Themba Khumalo, the current CEO of MTN Rwanda is to take over as the new CEO of MTN Uganda. Previously Khumalo was an executive at MTN South Africa before his appointment as CEO of MTN Swaziland.

Khaled Mikkawi, former CEO of the MTN operation in Liberia, will become the CEO of MTN Rwanda. Mikkawi was with Investcom for nine years before the company was acquired by MTN in 2006.

Erik van Veen, the current COO of MTN Uganda, is the new CEO of MTN Zambia.

MTN Guinea Bissau CEO, Frans Joubert, has been appointed CEO of MTN’s operation in Liberia. Anthony Masozera, the current CFO for MTN Rwanda, will become the new CEO of MTN Guinea Bissau, while Wim Vanhelleputte has been appointed CEO of MTN Côte d’Ivoire. Vanhelleputte joined MTN from another mobile operator where he served as CEO.