The board of ntel has announced the appointment of Ernest Akinlola as its new substantive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer.
Akinlola is a senior executive with over 20 years’ experience in telecoms media and technology. He joined the fledgling One 2 One telecoms operator in the United Kingdom and was instrumental in establishing a world class internal audit and compliance department.
Akinlola replaces the former and first CEO of ntel, Mr. Kamar Abass, who had to vacate the office to take care of his failing health.
Prior to joining ntel, Akinola was a strategic consultant to several blue chip organisations including Blackberry Nigeria, the World Bank, and most recently, provided strategic oversight to Swazi Mobile in formulating commercial strategic plan for the successful application of a 4G VoLTE, 3g ,2g licence in Swaziland, South Africa.
Akinlola is a Fellow of The Chartered Certified Accountants, holds an MBA from Manchester Business School with a first degree in Economics from UEL.
Commenting on his new appointment, Akinlola said: “I am excited to be appointed MD/CEO of ntel, Nigeria’s pre-eminent 4G/LTE network. ntel has tremendous untapped capabilities which can provide a step change in customer experience for large enterprise, SME’s and consumers. I look forward to leading the team in driving innovation and delighting our current and future customers.”
