Bharti Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Anwar Soussa as Managing Director for Airtel Chad. Soussa, whose appointment will take effect from May 1st 2015, will be a key part of building the company’s strategic leadership and day to day operations in Chad, particularly around the provision of 3G services for social and business use.
Commenting on the appointment, Airtel Africa’s Chief Executive Officer, Christian de Faria stated that: “I am confident that under Anwar’s leadership, Chad will continue to experience the enhanced benefits of telecommunications services amongst its communities. As the new Managing Director, Anwar will be responsible for revamping Airtel Chad’s commercial capabilities, whilst building a superior network that will continue offering Chadians a competitive customer value proposition around data, value added services and Airtel Money. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Salia for his dedicated service to the organisation.”
Soussa, who has had a long stint in the telecommunication industry in Africa, joins Airtel from MTN Cyprus where he served as the Chief Operating Officer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the American College of Greece and a Master of Science degree in Marketing from Concordia University, Canada. Soussa takes over from Salia Gbane, who leaves Airtel on April 30th 2015.
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