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Airtel Raids Vodafone for New Ghana MD
[April 16, 2014]

Airtel Raids Vodafone for New Ghana MD


(AllAfrica Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Lucy Quist has been appointed as new MD for Airtel Ghana from Vodafone Ghana from where she was the Head of Strategy & Planning and Managing Director of Vodafone's Wholesale Business.

This is the second such raid from Ghana in less than a month after the appointment of former Tigo Ghana boss Edil El Youseffi as the new MD for Airtel Kenya following the departure of Shivan Bhargava.

Quist becomes the second female CEO to head a telecommunications company in Ghana after the appointment of Roshi Motman as the head of Tigo Ghana.

Quist has a strong experience in the telecommunications industry in Ghana and across Africa, joining Airtel from Vodafone Ghana where she has been the Director for the Enterprise Business Unit. She joined Vodafone Ghana in 2011 as Head of Strategy & Planning and MD of Vodafone's Wholesale Business.



Prior to her new posting, Quist has been the head of Business Development for Africa as well as head of Northern Sector at Millicom International Cellular (Tigo) before becoming the Chief Marketing Officer in the DRC.

Speaking following the appointment The CEO for Airtel Africa Mr. Christian de Faria said the former CEO Philip Sowah is set to be leaving Airtel Ghana at the end of May to pursue interests outside the company.


"I would like to thank Philip for his leadership and contribution to our growth in Ghana. I greatly appreciate his engaging approach which has placed us favourably with all our stakeholders, especially amongst the communities where we do business. We wish him every success for the future," he said.

Christian also says Quist brings into the company technical and business acumen, industry experience and in country perspective will play a pivotal role in driving the next phase of the company's journey outside the traditional consumer arena.

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