Current Vodafone Europe CEO, Rob Shuter, has just been announced as the next Group President and CEO of the MTN Group. He would be taking over from Phuthuma Nhleko who has been in the acting capacity since the resignation of former CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa.
It will be recalled that Sifiso Dabengwa resigned as CEO due to circumstances surrounding the ₦1.04 trillion fine that the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, fined MTN. No exact date has been set yet for the handover. A statement released by MTN reads, “Rob may commence as soon as it is practically in 2017, but not later than 1 July 2017 after the completion of his current contractual obligation.”
Rob Shuter who is a South African national, is the current CEO of the European Cluster at Vodafone Group and has extensive experience in telecoms and banking having held senior management roles at Vodacom Group, Standard Bank and Nedbank prior to joining the Vodafone Group. According to him, “I am honoured to have the opportunity and look forward to working with Phuthuma and the MTN Group board to ensure that we build on a strong foundation laid over the last 15 – 20 years for the Group to realise its full potential.”