Acclaimed and
proudly Nigerian first Fourth Generation cum Long-Term Evolution (4G/LTE)-Advanced
network, Ntel has named Mr. Ernest Akinlola, as its substantive Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer, just as he has resumed, reports ITRealms.
Mr. Akinlola, ITRealms gathered, is a senior executive
with over 20 years extensive experience in telecoms media and technology would
bring to bear on his latest job after working with the One-2-One telecoms
operator in the United Kingdom (UK) and was instrumental in establishing a world
class internal audit and compliance department.
As Head of
Department he led the assessment and subsequent launch of Virgin Mobile UK on
the One 2 One network which proved to be the pioneering Mobile Virtual Network
Operator (MVNO) at the time. Following One 2 One’s acquisition by T-Mobile,
Ernest was a key member on the integration team, leading on commercial strategy
and growing the wholesale side of the business to launch several MVNO’s focused
on specific customer segments. He was an integral member of the team charged
with executing Virgin Mobile’s $1.5bn IPO. Many senior roles followed including
leading the transformational roll out of T-Mobile’s store retail programme.
Having led teams in
Marketing, Sales, Finance, Strategic Planning, Business Development and
Operations in blue chip telecoms companies, Ernest was headhunted as COO
by Lycamobile (the world’s largest international MVNO) to lead its European
strategy, successfully expanding into 10 countries within 2 years.
Following this notable success in Europe, Ernest focused on Nigeria’s telecoms
sector and was approached to lead a major marketing drive for Etisalat (9Mobile),
the 4th entrant in a highly competitive telecoms market. As Marketing Director,
he spearheaded a range of initiatives that took Etisalat from the 4th ranked
operator to the 2nd, in terms of Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and active
customer base.
Immediately prior to
joining ntel, Ernest was a strategic consultant to several blue chip
organisations including Blackberry Nigeria, the World Bank, and most
recently provided strategic oversight to Swazi Mobile in formulating a
commercial strategic plan for the successful application of a 4G VoLTE, 3g, 2g
licence in Swaziland, South Africa. This has underpinned the impressive growth
of Swazi Mobile in less than 3 months of operations.
Ernest is a Fellow
of the Chartered Certified Accountants, and holds an MBA from Manchester
Business School with a first degree in Economics from UEL.
Reacting, Mr.
Akinlola expressed excitement over his appointment as the Managing Director cum
Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of ntel, Nigeria’s pre-eminent 4G/LTE network.
“Ntel has tremendous
untapped capabilities which can provide a step change in customer experience
for Large Enterprise, SME’s and Consumers. I look forward to leading the team
in driving innovation and delighting our current and future customers,” he
asserted
The Director,
External Affairs, ntel, Osondu C. Nwokoro in a press statement made available to ITRealms said that ntel had
previously assured stakeholders that the leadership transition from the
previous incumbent would be smooth and orderly in accordance with global best
practices.
“We are pleased to
report that there has been no adverse impact on the business operations and the
company would like to thank the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Mr. Abhulime
Ehiagwina, for holding the fort during the transition period,” Nwokoro said.
Remmy Nweke/ED, Ops
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