MTN Nigeria on Wednesday announced the appointment of its first Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Srinivas Rao, to lead the company’s recently created Digital Services Division.
The division, MTN says, will play a pivotal role in driving its digital business growth.
The telecoms giant said the creation of the new division marks its commitment to the vision of leading the delivery of a bold, new digital world to its customers.
In his new role, Mr Rao will be responsible for MTN’s digital strategy and will lead the next level of design, planning and deployment of digital services and channels for customers and partners.
Rao has two decades of management experience in Information Technology and telecoms. He brings significant knowledge and expertise from working with MTN operations in the Middle East and Africa.
He spent the last eight years leading one of MTN’s largest operations in technology development, product innovation and digital transformation program.
On the appointment, CEO, MTN Nigeria, Ferdi Moolman, said: “I am thrilled that Srinivas is joining our team. He is a proven leader, with a solid track record whose knowledge and experience, will serve us well, accelerating our digital agenda.”
