Kigali, Rwanda. February 2018. Following the approval of the merger by the Rwanda Utilities
Regulatory Authority (RURA) on the 23rd of January and formal
closure of the acquisition on the 30th of January, we wish to
announce the appointment of Philip Amoateng, as Managing Director of Airtel
Rwanda.
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| Philip Amoateng, Managing Director of Airtel Rwanda |
Mr. Amoateng is a member of
the Association of Chartered Accountants and a graduate of the University of
Leicester with an MBA. He has held various operational, financial and strategy
positions whilst he worked at Millicom for more than 16 years. In 2016, he was
appointed CEO Tigo Rwanda, a position he held until the organization was
acquired by Airtel.
The move to combine the two entities
will see improvements in coverage and a wider network of customer touch points.
About Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel
Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 16
countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the
company ranks amongst the top 3 mobile service providers globally in terms of
subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G
wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed home
broadband, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long
distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G,
3G, 4G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 394
million customers across its operations at the end of December 2017. To know
more please visit, www.airtel.com
