Andreas Karlsson, Head of Supply for Ericsson in sub-Saharan Africa & Country Manager for Ericsson Ghana. Andreas Karlsson is the Head of Supply for Ericsson in sub-Saharan Africa & Country Manager for Ericsson Ghana. Ericsson is Africa’s leading provider of communications technology and services and employs over 3,000 professionals who support more than 100 customers in 43 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to his role ...  [Read more]

The vivacious and hardworking Mr. Michael Ikpoki has been Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana Ltd., at MTN Group Ltd., since April 2011. Ikpoki had before then served as Sales and Distribution Executive for MTN Nigeria where he proved his worth. In this exclusive chat with AKIN NAPTHAL, Ikpoki bares his mind on rural penetration, number portability, challenges, competition and trivia. Excerpts… What is the general assessment of MTN ...  [Read more]

Exclusive interview with Donald Gwira, Head of Corporate Communications and External Affairs at Airtel Ghana Has Airtel Ghana been able to deliver on its CSR focus which believes in the education of the underprivileged?  Enriching the communities in which we operate, specifically through the education initiative is one of the three key pillars of the Airtel brand. Alongside “affordability” and “innovation”, “community” is ...  [Read more]

The Director of Public Affairs Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr Tony Ojobo is a great enthusiast of the communication and technology in Nigeria. The University of Lagos Masters holder in Public Administration has shown his prowess in handling the highly dynamic regulatory body. In this interview with MOBILEWORLD Ojobo speaks on sanctions, number portability, broadband initiatives and the Digital Bridge Institute. Excerpts For some ...  [Read more]

Alexander joined Oracle Inc. in April 2010 when Sun Microsystems was acquired. At that time he was the Sales Manager for Enterprise Systems in South Eastern Europe (SEE, spanning from Eastern Europe to Middle East and Africa), a position he held the previous 2 years before joining Oracle. Within Oracle Inc he was initially responsible for the Solution Sales TEAM for EE/CIS (Eastern Europe and Commenwealth of Independent States). In this ...  [Read more]

Gareth Townley has over 10 years' experience in African telecoms, including most recently CEO at Viasat Broadcasting from 2008 to 2011. Previously Gareth was CEO for Millicom's cellular businesses in Sierra Leone and Ghana from 2003 to 2007. At Viasat where he was the Chief Executive Officer; Africa, Townley was able to work on the acquisition of licences or existing operations within a number of African markets, this includes ...  [Read more]

Kamar Abass is the Managing Director of Ericsson Nigeria and Head of Regional Accounts for Ericsson in Sub-Saharan Africa. He joined Ericsson in August 2008 to lead Marketing & Business Development across one of Ericsson’s largest global customer accounts. In May 2009, he took on the additional responsibility for Global Services sales and delivery across this account. In these roles, Kamar led successful Mobile Broadband campaigns, ...  [Read more]

  Kyle Whitehill, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vodafone Ghana is definitely passionate about his job. His validity in the telecoms business is also undeniable.  Educated in Scotland with a degree in Marketing and Economics, Kyle has worked in the UK, Central Europe and India for both telecom and consumer goods companies. His early career was spent in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) with L’Oreal, Jeyes and Guinness before he ...  [Read more]

    Enitan Denloye is the bold strategist Brands and marketing Director at Etisalat. Prior to his appointment, Enitan has garnered extensive experience at home and abroad in Sales, Brand Management, Marketing Communications and Management Consultancy, having worked at Procter & Gamble, the Coca-Cola Company, McKinsey & Co, and British American Tobacco (BAT), South Africa. He also has an MBA from the prestigious ...  [Read more]

Tenu Awoonor is a professional par excellence.  The Chief Marketing Officer of Millicom Ghana began his professional career at Aperture Technologies where he oversaw the company’s European and African operations. The man who is a go-getter   later joined the FMCG General Mills as a senior finance manager in their food business, and then subsequently moved to Wall Street. At Wall Street he spent several years as an investment banker with ...  [Read more]

The journey in the lift was brief.  Also, in moments I was ushered into the warm and beautiful office of the Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Bola Akingbade.  Seated, he was, at the head of the table, looking at the dailies.  He was dressed in a simple T-Shirt and a pair of jeans and of course his staff identity card hung humbly on his neck. You can never catch the man that has influence the marketing field not wearing his ...  [Read more]

Tell us about70th Precinct Founded in 2008, 70TH Precinct Ltd is one of the leading mobile value added services provider in Nigeria, partnering with content and applications providers across the globe. We are dedicated in providing first class entertainment, informative and relevant mobile contents. 70TH Precinct helps mobile operators, brands and marketing agencies engage their customers. We deliver creative mobile solutions in ...  [Read more]

Richard joined Opportunity International in January 2002 from Benfield Greig, a leading reinsurance intermediary, where he worked as a reinsurance broker responsible for the African account and worked in a team covering the Middle East and South East Asia. Richard pioneered the introduction of insurance products within the Opportunity Network which lead to the establishment of the Micro Insurance Agency which subsequently became ...  [Read more]