MTN Group: Results of Annual General Meeting and Changes to the Board of Directors.

Across Africa and in Iran, MTN has the will to remain leader, in terms of : services,  number of subscribers and innovations.

28 May, 2013, MTN held its Annual General Meeting. During this
meeting, all the ordinary and special resolutions contained in the notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 19 April 2013 were passed, by the requisite majority votes.

It has also been confirmed that Mr Ramaphosa who has served as Chairman of the MTN Board since 2001 retired from the Board of MTN.

Henceforth Mr Phuthuma Nhleko is appointed as a non-executive director and Chairman of MTN.

‘’The Board welcomes the appointment of Mr Nhleko who previously served as a non-executive director and Chairman of MTN from July 2001 until June 2002 and thereafter as an executive director as well as Group President and CEO until March 2011. It is the Board’s belief that Mr Nhleko’s previous association with MTN and his experience in the telecommunications industry will benefit the Group.’’ reported the MTN Group Corporate Affairs.  

About the MTN Group

With about 197.4 million subscribers across 22 countries, MTN Group launched in 1994, is billed as a leading emerging market operator, connecting subscribers in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code: “MTN.”