MTN Group has appointed Mteto Nyati as group chief enterprise officer, effective 1 October 2014.<\/p>\n
Nyati joins MTN from Microsoft, where he was GM for Middle East and Africa (MEA) Emerging Regions.<\/p>\n
In this role, he developed and implemented growth strategies for markets within the region. Prior to that, he was the MD of Microsoft South Africa for six years, the mobile operator said.<\/p>\n
During his tenure in the South African business, Nyati drove Microsoft’s innovation and leadership across the company’s core businesses in key markets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis newly-created role is in line with our strategy to further leverage our integrated ICT offerings. Mteto will be a member of the Group EXCO, and take responsibility for leading the group-wide enterprise and ICT strategy, and to enhance MTN\u2019s position in the enterprise segment,\u201d said Sifiso Dabengwa, MTN Group President and CEO.<\/p>\n
Nyati spent 12 years at IBM, where he held a number of senior executive roles. He has a BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Natal. In 2004, he was named a Yale University World Fellow.<\/p>\n
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