Smile Telecoms appoints Ahmad Farroukh to its board to lead operations
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, May 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smile Telecoms Holdings
Ltd ("Smile") (www.SmileComs.com), a Pan-African telecommunications group with
operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ahmad Farroukh to its Board
as Executive Director, Operations, effective 1 May 2017.
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Ahmad is an experienced telecoms executive with a distinguished record of
commercial success, extensive experience working in Africa and an impressive
ability to drive strategy and profitability in accordance with international
standards. He has held executive management positions at Investcom Holdings and
the MTN Group, including being CEO of MTN Nigeria for five years, CEO of MTN
South Africa and MTN Group Chief Operating Executive (responsible for 19
countries). Most recently, he served as CEO of Mobily, Saudi Arabia's second
largest telecommunications operator. Given the extent of the opportunity and the
significance to Smile, Ahmad will spend the majority of his executive time in
Nigeria.
"The Africa telecoms market is as dynamic as it is challenging, and Ahmad
Farroukh is perfectly suited to lead Smile's next exciting phase of growth, as
we have transitioned from a spectrum rich start-up to the most reliable data
gigabyte factory in Sub-Sahara Africa," said Irene Charnley, Smile Group's Chief
Executive Officer.
"Africa is experiencing explosive data growth, and I am honoured to have the
opportunity to lead the operations of the continent's best 4G LTE network at
this exciting time. It has also been a revelation after over 20 years in the
industry to witness the power and versatility of Smile's proprietary technology
applications and billing platform, which was developed in-house and provides a
huge competitive and cost advantage," said Ahmad.
Ahmad holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration and Accounting from the
Lebanese American University and is a Certified Public Accountant (New York,
USA).
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Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd
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About Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd:
Smile (www.SmileComs.com), founded in 2007, is a Mauritius-based Pan-African
telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa. The company is majority owned
by Saudi-based, Al Nahla group. Smile has the largest sub-1 GHz 4G LTE
commercial network in Africa, operating in the 800 MHz band, providing SuperFast
and Reliable broadband services to its customers.
Smile was the first to launch VoLTE on its network and has continued with its
innovation, having introduced SmileVoice, which is a free mobile app that
enables customers with any Android or Apple handset (including those which are
not VoLTE-enabled) to make SuperClear voice calls over Smile's 4G LTE networks.
Smile was also the first to introduce an Unlimited offering, which enables
SuperFastReliable data and SuperClear voice, all in one bundle.
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Source: Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited via GlobeNewswire
Datum: 11.05.2017 - 08:42 Uhr
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