MTN Revamps Board With a Who’s Who of African Heavyweights
JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – MTN Group Ltd. appointed former South Africa Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as chairman and Nigeria’s ex-central bank Governor Lamido Sanusi as a non-executive director as part of boardroom shake up at Africa’s biggest wireless carrier. Jonas, 59, will replace Phuthuma Nhleko, who plans to step down in December after almost two decades as chairman or chief executive officer of the Johannesburg-based company. The stock held onto gains and traded 2.4 percent higher as of…
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