Nigerian telecommunications supplier Globacom has introduced the appointment of Ahmad Farroukh as its new Chief Govt Workplace.
Globacom stated Farroukh’s appointment is aimed toward strengthening the corporate’s company governance and operational efficiency.
These performances, based on Globacom, will align with the Nigerian Communications Fee’s (NCC) current drive for improved governance requirements throughout the telecom trade.
Farroukh brings over twenty years of expertise in African telecommunications, having held government roles at MTN Ghana, regional director for West Africa below Investcom, and CEO of MTN Nigeria between 2006 and 2010. After serving as CEO of MTN South Africa in 2014.
He led Mobily in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia’s second-largest telecom supplier, till 2017. Most just lately, he served as Group CEO of Smile Communications Nigeria Restricted (2019).
Globacom, in a press release, stated the choice to nominate Farroukh “comes at a important time as the corporate faces challenges with its subscriber base.
“A current regulatory audit by the NCC uncovered subscriber depend discrepancies, which led to a pointy discount in Globacom’s subscriber depend by 69.2 per cent inside six months, down from 62.19 million in March to 19.15 million in September.
“This alteration underscores the necessity for strategic reforms to revive confidence and drive progress in a aggressive telecom panorama.”
