MTN Nigeria Appoints Mroue As Non-executive Director

The board of MTN Nigeria has appointed Mazen Mroue as a Non-Executive Director of the company with immediate effect.

Naija News report that the telecom company made this known in a statement signed by its Secretary, Uto Ukpanah, and sent to the Nigerian Exchange Group.

The statement disclosed that Mroue’s appointment was ratified at the company’s board meeting held on Thursday, May 26, 2022.

It added that his appointment as the company’s Non-executive Director takes effect from June 1, 2022.

According to the statement, Mroue holds a Master’s degree in Engineering, Intellectual Systems and Networks. He is also certified in Leadership Development and Executive Finance from Harvard Business School and INSEAD respectively.

He began his professional career in 1996 as a systems engineer and since joining MTN Group in 1998, he has held various senior positions within the group’s operations.

He was the Chief Information Officer and Head of Enterprise Business of MTN Uganda and COO of MTN Irancell from July 2014 to July 2018 and concurrently served as a non-executive director of MTN Cyprus from 2015 to July 2018.

He was the Chief Operating Officer of MTN Nigeria from August 2018 until 31st January 2022 and also served on the board of MTN Nigeria Foundation Limited by Guarantee.

Mroue was appointed the Group Chief Technology and Information Officer of MTN on February 1, 2022. In this role, he is responsible for technology strategy, governance and implementation.

Mroue has a span of 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.