Segun Ogunsanya is the managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel Nigeria, subsidiary of the Indian telecommunications conglomerate, with subsidiaries in 14 Sub-Saharan African countries.[1][2][3][4][5]
Segun Ogunsanya | |
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| Born | Segun Ogunsanya 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Education | Obafemi Awolowo University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering) Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (Chartered Accountant) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer and corporate executive |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Title | Chief executive officer of Airtel Africa: designate, effective 1 October 2021. |
| Predecessor | Raghu Mandava |
In April 2021, Ogunsanya was appointed as the designated chief executive officer of Airtel Africa, the African subsidiary that includes all the 14 sub-Saharan African markets. His appointment to this position took effect from 1 October 2021.[6][7]
Education
editOgunsanya holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering obtained from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), in 1987. He is also a Chartered Accountant, recognized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.[6][7]
Career
editIn 1999, he served as general manager and chief executive of Coca-Cola Ghana and later as the chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Sabco, Kenya, in 2010. He was managing director and head of retail banking operations of Ecobank Transnational Inc. from 2008 to 2009.[8]
Ogunsanya was the managing director at Nigerian Bottling Company Plc from September 2011, to December 2012.[9] He was appointed CEO of the Nigerian operation of Bharti Airtel, on 26 November 2012.[10][11]
In April 2021, he was designated as the next managing director and chief executive office of Airtel Africa Plc., effective 1 October 2021. He will be succeeded by C. Surendran as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria with effect from 1 August 2021. In his new position, Ogunsanya will replace Raghu Mandava, who will go into retirement. Mandava will be available to assist the board, the chairman and the CEO of Airtel Africa Plc., as needed, for the nine months beginning October 2021.[6][7][12]
References
edit- ^ Popoola Babalola (29 November 2015). "Airtel CEO Ogunsanya advocates joint efforts to achieve SDGs". The Eagle Online Nigeria. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Adewole Martins (17 September 2013). "Ogunsanya to lead discourse at Nigerian Telecom Development lecture". The Eagle Online Nigeria. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Sun News Online (20 May 2019). "Airtel Launches 4G Service In Owerri". Lagos, Nigeria: Sun News Online. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Gibson Achonu (21 May 2019). "Airtel launches 4G –LTE in Imo". The Punch. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ The Editor (22 June 2016). "Ogunsanya, Airtel boss to keynote NITEC 2016 tomorrow". The Guardian Nigeria. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c Taarifa (29 April 2021). "Airtel Africa Appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya As CEO". Taarifa Rwanda. Kigali, Rwanda. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ a b c The Independent (29 April 2021). "Airtel Africa appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya as CEO". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Tunde Adekunle (2 March 2018). "Segun Ogunsanya: A good ambassador for Nigeria". The Cable Nigeria. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Omobolaji Solagbade (2 September 2011). "NBC appoints Ogunsanya first Nigerian CEO". Lagos: Proshare Nigeria. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Vanguard Nigeria (2 November 2011). "Segun Ogunsanya becomes CEO, Airtel Nigeria". Vanguard (Nigeria). Lagos. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Raheem Akingbolu and Nosa Alekhuogie (31 January 2019). "Airtel CEO Calls for Increased CSR Initiatives". This Day Live. Lagos. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Adeyemi Adepetun (6 May 2021). "Surendran replaces Ogunsanya as CEO of Airtel Nigeria". The Guardian (Nigeria). Lagos. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links
edit- Airtel’s CEO, Ogunsanya, named Credit Management Director of the Year As of November 2018.