Ghanaian Selorm Adadevoh heads Haiti telco Digicel

Digicel has announced that Selorm Adadevoh, Chief Operations Officer in Haiti, has been appointed CEO of Digicel Haiti. Selorm succeeds Carlos Caceres who will assume the role of COO of the Group, Chief Operations Officer for Digicel Caribbean and Central America.

Selorm has over 17 years of experience in the industry in the countries of Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, the United States and the United Kingdom. He joined Digicel as Global Director for Mobile Financial Services before accepting the promotion of Chief Operations Officer (COO) in Haiti in May 2015, where he was responsible for the departments Commercial, Marketing, Customer Service, Sales and Distributions.

Maarten Boute, the Chairman of Digicel Haiti, said “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Selorm Adadevoh as new CEO. Selorm brings strong leadership in people, innovation and customer orientation. These, combined with his experience in the Telecommunications and Financial Services makes him the right person to bring Digicel to its next stage of expansion.”

In his remarks for the occasion Selorm Adadevoh declared “I am pleased and honored to have been chosen to lead such a distinguished company. As an African, Haiti holds a special place in my heart and I am looking forward to bringing the best products and services to meet the needs of my family, the Haitian people. Also, I take this opportunity to thank all employees of the Digicel and partners for their immense support since my arrival in Haiti last year.

Selorm holds an MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, USA and a Bachelor in Engineering from KNUST, Ghana. Selorm is a member of the Board of Women’s World Banking (Bank of Savings and Loans) and Sahel Grains (Agro-Processing Company) in West Africa. – HaitiLibre