As part of its effort to strategically diversify and strengthen its leadership Zain Nigeria has announced key appointments in the company’s Commercial and Operations Groups and Human Resources Directorate.
The newly appointed officials are Khaled Khorshid, Shamel Mohamed Hanafi and Jubril Saba. Khorshid will take charge of the Operations Group, formerly headed by Lars Stork, a Dane, while Hanafi and Saba will have responsibility for the Commercial Group and Human Resources Directorate respectively.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of Zain Nigeria, Bayo Ligali, the appointments are strategic to the implementation of Zain Group’s Drive2011 initiative, which is aimed at helping the company become one of the top 10 global telecommunications companies.
Speaking specifically of Jubril Saba, Ligali said: “this is another demonstration of Zain’s commitment to promoting from within young Nigerians with the right leadership capabilities and a demonstrable track record of excellent performance identified through the company’s Talent Management and Leadership Development processes”.
