The board of MTN has approved the appointment of Mazen Mroue as a non-executive director of the company effective from 1st June 2022.
MTN’s company secretary, Uto Ukpanah, stated this in statement posted to the website of the Nigerian Exchange.
The statement said MTN Board approved Mroue’s appointment as a non-executive director of the company, effective June 1, 2022, at its meeting held on Thursday, May 26.
Mroue has over 25 years of senior and executive management experience in telecommunication, information technology, digital and mobile financial services, gained across various markets in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Mroue is currently the group chief technology and information officer of MTN.
He assumed the role on 1st of February 2022, making him responsible for technology strategy, governance and implementation.
Prior to that appointment, he was the chief operating officer of MTN Nigeria from August 2018 until 31st January 2022.
He also served on the board of MTN Nigeria Foundation Limited by Guarantee.
Mroue began his professional career in 1996 as a system engineer and since joining MTN Group in 1998.