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| Mike Ikpoki, new CEO MTN Nigeria |
The Corporate Services Executive, MTN Nigeria,
Mr. Akinwale Goodluck, has declared that the first appointment of a Nigerian,
Mr. Michael Ikpoki as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria
lends credence to the company’s resolve to build local talent.
This, he told DigitalSENSE Business News “Underscores
the strength of our leadership development strategy and leadership succession
pool.”
DigitalSENSE
Business News recalls that Michael Ikpoki is the first Nigerian CEO of the
company. Ikpoki is an experienced lawyer, seasoned business executive and golf
enthusiast and was until his recent appointment, the CEO of MTN Ghana. He
replaces Brett Goschen, who has been redeployed to the role of MTN Group Chief
Financial Officer and Executive Director on the Group Board.
“This is
indeed a strong reflection of the MTN talent management creed; Management’s
commitment to it and the quality and abundance of talent in MTN Nigeria, having
regard to the status of MTN Nigeria as the biggest operating company within the
MTN Group,” Goodluck said.
He revealed
that the new CEO started his career in telecoms with the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC). After six years with the NCC, he joined MTN
Nigeria as a Regulatory Advisor in 2001, rising steadily through the ranks and receiving
the quality of training, capacity building and exposure that are inherent in
the company’s employee value proposition.
Later,
he said, Ikpoki became the General Manager, Regulatory Affairs in 2004. Two
years later, in 2006, he was appointed General Manager, Sales and Distribution
and in 2007, the Sales and Distribution Executive for MTN Nigeria.
His
appointment as CEO of MTN Ghana in April 2011 made him the first Nigerian in
the MTN Group to attain this height.
He is however, not the only one.
Indeed, only a few months after Ikpoki was appointed CEO of MTN Ghana,
another Nigerian, Mr. Karl Toriola, was also appointed CEO of MTN Cameroun.
Further, he said, several other Nigerians
have since gone on to hold strategic positions across various MTN operations.
Remmy Nweke
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