The Management of Vodafone Ghana on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the Communications Minister Ursula Owusu Ekuful.
The visit was to introduce the telecom giant’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the person of Patricia Obo-Nai.
Mrs Obo-Nai appointment takes effect from April 1, 2019, making her the first Ghanaian to be appointed CEO of Vodafone Ghana.
Her appointment followed the return of Ms Yolanda Cuba, the current CEO to Vodacom Group in South Africa in April, after successfully serving her three-year tenure in Ghana.
During this period, she concluded the acquisition of 4G spectrum, the restructuring of the company’s balance sheet and drove enhanced commercial performance in the market.
In a brief remark, Mrs Owusu Ekuful congratulated the new Vodafone Ghana CEO and urged her to make Ghana proud.
Patricia Obo-Nai
Mrs Obo-Nai is a member of Vodafone Ghana’s Executive Committee and is the first Ghanaian to be appointed CEO of Vodafone Ghana.
An Engineer by profession, she comes into her new role with 22 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications. In addition, she has extensive commercial experience in the telecommunications industry.
Until her appointment, Mrs Obo-Nai was the Director of Fixed Business and Customer Operations of Vodafone Ghana. She also led the company’s Consumer Business Unit.
Mrs Obo-Nai joined Vodafone Ghana as Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Executive Committee in January 2011. Prior to that, she had worked for 14 years with Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of Tigo.
Mrs Obo-Nai a holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), an Executive MBA in Project Management from the University of Ghana, Legon, an Executive Education from Insead, France and also from the Kellogg School of Management, USA. Patricia is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, (GHIE) and a passionate lover of movies.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
