The board of directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, on Thursday announced the appointment of Ayodeji Adedeji as the company’s new chief technical and information officer (CTIO).
Below are five things to know about him:
1. Adedeji has over 25 years of industry experience in network operations, network architecture, service delivery management, and network design and planning. His expertise spans 4G, 5G, and IP technologies, including data centers, with experience spanning Europe, The Caribbean, USA and Africa.
2. He joins 9mobile from Airtel Nigeria where he was the general manager, network services, and led a team of over 100 people overseeing circuit switched and packet switched core operations, BSS nodes operations, IN, and VAS network operations.
3. His rich industry career has seen him rise through the ranks from network architect and strategy to network design, planning and optimisation, and network engineering, driving transformative growth at companies like Hargray Communications, Ericsson, Etisalat Nigeria, and most recently, Airtel Nigeria.
4. He has also been responsible for business continuity, enterprise planning, and network security, leading to ISO 23001 certification.
5. He holds a BSc in electrical engineering (digital telecommunications) from the University of Lagos. He has also undergone extensive training in project management, service excellence, network technologies, disaster recovery, AWS Cloud, and is a mini MBA graduate from Tekedia Institute.
