MTN Ghana has announced the official appointment of Stephen Blewett as chief executive officer, succeeding Selorm Adadevoh, who has been appointed as the Chief Commercial Officer of the MTN Group.
Speaking on the new appointment, Chairman of the Board of MTN Ghana, Ishmael Yamson said “we welcome Stephen into the MTN Ghana family and look forward to working with him to move the company forward to achieve our Ambition 2025 strategy and beyond.”
Who is Stephen Blewett?
Stephen Blewett is a seasoned executive with a rich background in telecommunications who holds over 30 years of leadership experience in the corporate field. He is an alumnus of the London Business School, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he attained a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics; Business Administration and Marketing.
Stephen’s leadership career has seen him serve as the brand manager of consumer paraffin and agriculture at Shell, the head of national chains at Vodacom, the managing director of Altech Autopage Cellular, and the chief commercial officer of MTC Namibia. He served diligently in these roles, and his policies improved profit percentages and customer satisfaction.
He first joined MTN in 2015 and stayed for seven years, serving as the CEO of MTN Benin, and later the CEO of MTN Cameroon. Stephen achieved multiple goals at MTN. He won multiple leadership awards at MTN Benin, and also propelled business at MTN Cameroon to double digit growth for first time in 5 years. The company also saw a major improvement in staff engagement as shown in its annual culture audit.
He left MTN in 2022 after being appointed the chief operating officer of Digicel, but returned in July 2023 and was soon appointed the non-executive director of MTN’s West and Central Africa (WECA) markets. He provided broader operations support across that region to the Group’s Senior Vice President for Markets.
Now the CEO of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett is once again bringing his wealth of leadership experience to improve the telco’s operations and boost its profits.
By Derrick Kafui Deti – Digital Economy Magazine
