ABOUT RALPHMUPITA RalphMupita is the Group President and CEO of MTNGroup, a position he has held since the 1st September 2020, having recently served as the MTN Group’s Chief Financial Officer since April 2017. Prior to joining MTN, Ralph served as the Chief Executive Officer for Old Mutual Emerging Markets, providing financial service solutions to individuals and corporates across 19 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Under his leadership, the Insurance Group’s Emerging Market business serviced over 19 million customers and had R1 trillion of assets under management. Ralph is a seasoned business leader with experience in engineering, construction, financial services and telecommunications. Since joining MTN, Ralph has played a pivotal role in the strengthening the Group’s financial position, strategy formulation and successful listing on the Nigerian and Ghanaian Stock Exchanges. FIRMPROFILE We were established in South Africa at the dawn of democracy in 1994 as a leader in transformation. Since then, we have grown by investing in sophisticated communication infrastructure, developing new technologies and by harnessing the talent of our diverse people to now offer services to communities across Africa and the Middle East. Our values • Leadership • Innovation • Relationships • Integrity • Can do Our purpose is to enable the benefits of a modern connected life to everyone. Our strategic intent Ambition 2025: Leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress, harnessing the power of MTN – our leading brand, footprint, connectivity infrastructure and technology platforms. Our strategy is anchored in building the largest and most valuable platform business with a clear focus on Africa. This rests on a scale connectivity and infrastructure business – mobile and fixed access networks in the consumer, enterprise and wholesale segments. We are accelerating implementation through partnerships. Our strategy is supported and funded through enhanced cost and capex efficiencies. It is focused on four strategic priorities and five vital enablers. Our Services Digital services Although Africa is one continent, it is home to hundreds of unique cultures. We celebrate the diversity of Africa by providing a world-class messaging platform — a super app called ayoba — that reflects local needs and aspirations. ayoba is a super app made in Africa for the world that allows users to chat, call, follow localised content channels and microapps as well as play games and listen tomusic. ayoba is available worldwide to both MTN and non-MTN customers. Users can send and receive encrypted messages, share photos, videos, files, voice notes and even their location. Localised content is available through channels and micro-apps aiming to entertain, educate and empower communities. CEO Ralph Mupita MTN GROUP - 57 - CEO Today Af r i ca Award s 2022 - SOUTH AFRICA - www.mtn.com
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