MTN Nigeria gets the First Nigerian MD/CEO - Michael Ikpoki

Michael Ikpoki, currently the chief executive officer of MTN Ghana has been named as the new chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria, making him the first Nigerian to lead the largest mobile operator in the country.

Ikpoki replaces Brett Goschen, who took on the role of MTN group chief financial officer and executive financial director on the Board on Monday.

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’s legal division.

A seasoned business executive, Ikpoki is well read, with an academic profile that includes General Management Programme at Harvard Business School; Sales, from INSEAD Business School; Finance and Analytics, from Lagos Business School and LLB from Rivers State University of Science and Technology.

Other appointments announced by MTN Group  include Serame Taukobong, erstwhile chief marketing officer (CMO) of MTN SA, who is the new CEO of MTN Ghana.- NCW