MTN Group appoints Thato Motlanthe as new investor relations executive

The MTN Group has appointed Thato Motlanthe to the position of Executive for Investor Relations. The appointment takes effect from September 1, 2019. He replaces Nik Kershaw who left the MTN Group at the end of May, 2019, and will report to Ralph Mupita, MTN Group’s Chief Financial Officer (CEO). Thato brings to the role […]

MTN Group appoints Thato Motlanthe as new investor relations executive

The MTN Group has appointed Thato Motlanthe to the position of Executive for Investor Relations. The appointment takes effect from September 1, 2019. He replaces Nik Kershaw who left the MTN Group at the end of May, 2019, and will report to Ralph Mupita, MTN Group’s Chief Financial Officer (CEO).

Thato brings to the role extensive experience of South African and global capital markets having worked in both the sell-side and buy-side of equity capital markets. He joins MTN from Absa Assets Management where he held the role of portfolio manager, co-managing the flagship funds within the equities franchise. Prior to this, he held senior positions at STANLIB Assets Management, Citigroup Global Markets and UBS Investment Bank spanning 16 years.