The
former chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria and South Africa, Mr. Ahmad
Farroukh has joined Smile Telecoms Holdings
Ltd as the Executive Director, Operations, reports ITRealms.
This
appointment follows the recent approval to this effect by the Board of
Directors of Smiles Telecoms, which ITRealms
gathered took effect from May 1, 2017.
Ahmad,
ITRealms also gathered, is an
experienced telecoms executive with a distinguished record of commercial
success, extensive experience working in Africa and an impressive ability to
drive strategy and profitability.
The
Smile Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Irene Charnley, said Farroukh has held
executive management positions at Investcom Holdings and the MTN Group,
including being CEO of MTN Nigeria for five years, CEO of MTN South Africa and
MTN Group Chief Operating Executive (responsible for 19 countries).
ITRealms reports that recently, he
served as CEO of Mobily, Saudi Arabia’s second largest telecommunications
operator. Stressing that given the extent of the opportunity and the
significance to Smile, Ahmad will spend the majority of his executive time in
Nigeria.
“The
Africa telecoms market is as dynamic as it is challenging, and Ahmad Farroukh
is perfectly suited to lead Smile’s next exciting phase of growth, as we have
transitioned from a spectrum rich start-up to the most reliable data gigabyte
factory in Sub-Sahara Africa,” Charnley said.
ITRealms recalls that Smile Telecom is a
pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda,
Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
For
Ahmad, “Africa is experiencing explosive data growth, and I am honoured to have
the opportunity to lead the operations of the continent’s best 4G LTE network
at this exciting time. It has also been a revelation after over 20 years in the
industry to witness the power and versatility of Smile’s proprietary technology
applications and billing platform, which was developed in-house and provides a
huge competitive and cost advantage.”
Ahmad
holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Accounting from the
Lebanese American University and is a Certified Public Accountant, New York,
USA.
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