For the very First Time 2 Women CEO’s running Telco’s in Ghana

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I am very proud to announce this …

I just read on Citifmonline that the Head of Vodafone  Business Solutions Lucy Quist  is now CEO of Airtel Ghana . She is now the First Ghanaian Female CEO but prior to her appointment Tigo Ghana Announced  Roshi Motmana a Swedish National as CEO .

From Not having a Female CEO to 2 in one year is very  Exciting!!! .

Congratulations to both women!!!

Lucy Quist
Lucy Quist

Lucy Quist becomes the first Ghanaian woman and the second woman in the history of the country to be appointed to head a telecommunications company.

Lucy Quist is joining Airtel Ghana 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 Managing Director of Vodafone’s Wholesale Business. In 2008, Lucy joined Millicom International Cellular (Tigo), as Head of Business Development for Africa and as Head of Northern Sector in Ghana before becoming the Chief Marketing Officer in the DRC.

 

 

 

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Roshi Motman
Roshi Motman

Roshi Motman joins Tigo Ghana after almost ten years with various companies in the Kinnevik Group, a key investor in Millicom.where she progressed in a variety of management roles at Tele2 in Sweden covering product management, sales and most recently customer operations.

Prior to Tele2, Motman was responsible for the development of mobile entertainment at Modern Times Group, parent company of TV channel Viasat. She studied Electrical Engineering and Business Development at Chalmers University in Göteborg, Sweden.

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All the Best to Both Electrical Engineers !!!

Ethel Cofie