Pieter Verkade has been appointed chief commercial officer at South Africa-headquartered MTN Group, effective from February 2013.
Verkade, who is currently CEO of MTN Cyprus, replaces Christian de Faria, who retires next month after six years with…
Pieter Verkade has been appointed chief commercial officer at South Africa-headquartered MTN Group, effective from February 2013.
Verkade, who is currently CEO of MTN Cyprus, replaces Christian de Faria, who retires next month after six years with MTN.
In his new role, Verkade will be responsible for product and services strategy and marketing for the parent group.
“The fact that we are able to fill this strategic position with one of our own speaks volumes of the richness of MTN’s leadership pipeline, and the strides we are making to create an environment that recognises performance excellence,” said Sifiso Dabengwa, president and CEO at MTN Group.
“We believe that Pieter possesses the right combination of experience and expertise to drive MTN’s strategic agenda to deliver relevant and competitive value propositions to our customers across segments.”
