Patricia Obo-Nai heads Vodafone Ghana as new CEO effective today

Vodafone Ghana will from today April 1 2019, be headed by Mrs. Patricia Obo-Nai as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Patricia is the first Ghanaian to be appointed CEO of Vodafone Ghana.

Her appointment follows the return of Ms. Yolanda Cuba, the immediate past Vodafone Ghana CEO to Vodacom Group in South Africa, after successfully serving her three-year tenure in Ghana.

An Engineer by profession, Patricia comes into her new role with 22 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications.

Until her appointment, Patricia was the Director of Fixed Business and Customer Operations of Vodafone Ghana.

She also led the company’s Consumer Business Unit. Patricia joined Vodafone Ghana as Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Executive Committee in January 2011.

Prior to that, she had worked for 14 years with Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of Tigo.

Patricia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), an Executive MBA in Project Management from the University of Ghana, Legon, an Executive Education from Insead, France and also from the Kellogg School of Management, USA. Patricia is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, (GHIE) and a passionate lover of movies.

Former CEO, Ms. Cuba concluded the acquisition of 4G spectrum, the restructuring of the company’s balance sheet and drove enhanced commercial performance in the market.

Vodafone Ghana’s shareholder relationships also benefited from her guidance.

SOURCE: CITI BUSINESS NEWS