MTN gets first Nigerian CEO

Ikpoki will replace Brett Goschen, who took on the role of MTN Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Financial Director on the Board last week. Ikpoki was appointed CEO of MTN Ghana in April 2011 after successfully running MTN Nigeria’s Sales and Distribution channel as its Executive from 2006. He joined MTN in 2001 as […]

Ikpoki will replace Brett Goschen, who took on the role of MTN Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Financial Director on the Board last week.
Ikpoki was appointed CEO of MTN Ghana in April 2011 after successfully running MTN Nigeria’s Sales and Distribution channel as its Executive from 2006.
He joined MTN in 2001 as a Regulatory Advisor after a six-year stint with the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC)’s legal division.
Other appointments announced by MTN Group today include Serame Taukobong, erstwhile Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of MTN South Africa (SA), who is the new CEO of MTN Ghana. Brian Gouldie, Chief Customer Sales, Service and Distribution Officer at MTN SA, is the new CMO of MTN SA. Farhad Khan, Executive for the Group Enterprise Business Unit, takes over from Gouldie as Chief Customer Sales, Service and Distribution Officer at MTN SA. Philisiwe Sibiya, Executive in Group Finance, is the new Chief Financial Officer of MTN SA.
“MTN has a strong leadership bench strength. As part of its talent management and leadership development, MTN invests significantly towards building a sustainable supply of quality leaders. We are therefore pleased to make these announcements drawn from our leadership succession pool,” said MTN Group President and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa.