MTN Ghana's CEO announces leadership movements

Accra, Sept. 16, GNA - MTN Ghana's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Brett Goschen, has confirmed that the company's Chief Marketing Officer, Mr George Andah, has resigned to pursue a new professional opportunity outside Ghana.

Mr Goschen said "George is an outstanding marketing professional and we wish him well in his future endeavours". This was contained in a press statement issued by MTN Ghana on Thursday

The statement said Mr Clement Ofori Asante will assume responsibilities for the Marketing Division of MTN Ghana, as Acting Chief Marketing Officer.

It said Clement has been part of MTN's senior managerial team since 2007, bringing to the company, over 13 years of experience in marketing with core competencies in Brand Communications & Development, Market Segmentation and Competitor Gaming Strategies.

Mr Goschen stated that MTN Ghana retains arguably the strongest team of highly skilled Ghanaian marketing professionals in the telecoms sector, who are very well positioned to continue to deliver on all corporate value propositions for our customers.

"We remain confident of our team's unique understanding and ability to respond quickly to the needs of our cherished subscribers and this will continue to ensure that MTN sustains its significant leadership", he said. It concluded that MTN Ghana is part of the MTN Group, a multinational telecommunications group, operating in 21 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and that, MTN Ghana, increased its subscribers to 8.7 million as at June 2010. 16 Sept. 10