Vodafone Ghana makes new appointments
Vodafone Ghana, a telecom operator, has made more appointments including two significant ones in its finance department with the inclusion of Jeremiah Addo-Twum and Michael Sackitey.
A statement issued by Vodafone and copied to Ghana News Agency in Accra, said Jeremiah, who has joined as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, has varied experiences in Finance across a number of industries, particularly in the telecoms and beverages sectors.
He was previously Head of Business Performance Management and Decision Support at Millicom Ghana Limited and has also held a similar role at Diageo Ghana Limited prior to joining Vodafone.
The new Finance Operations Manager, Michael Sackitey, has more than 10 years professional experience and joins from Diageo Ghana Limited, where he was the Financial Controller.
Vodafone Business Solutions, the organisation’s enterprise arm, is currently the market leader in the telecoms industry. However, the unit has set its sights on higher goals, with the inclusion of Cynthia Amponsah-Antwi, as its National Corporate Sales Manager.
Cynthia is an accomplished banker with a host of experiences, having previously worked for Fidelity Bank as Head of Business Development, where she was integral in generating profitable and attractive deals for the Bank.
She was also previously the Head of Business Development at UniBank and has previously had a stint with Barclays Bank.
The statement said Theodore Albright, former Legal Counsel at Opportunity International, has joined the Legal Unit as Legal Counsel Manager.
He is a dual qualified lawyer with extensive international exposure and is also admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales, and as a Barrister and Solicitor in Ghana.
Theodore is expected to support the legal function to offer the required guidance and protection for Vodafone’s operations.
It said Vodafone has also made considerable high profile appointments to its vibrant Marketing Department as Gifty Adjei-Fianko, formerly the Territorial Manager for Coca Cola Equatorial Africa, takes up the role of Senior Marketing Manager to steer the integrated marketing activities of the company across the country.
Whilst at Coca Cola, Gifty was the champion behind the ‘Share a Coke’ campaign that lit up the entire country with its creative touch.
Additionally, Vodafone has named Ebenezer Amankwah as its new Corporate Communications Manager in the External Affairs function to help drive external communication and stakeholder engagement.
With a strong background in Marketing Communications, having previously worked for Standard Chartered Bank and Citi FM, Ebenezer is expected to bring his varied experiences to bear in placing Vodafone on the path to further success.
Commenting on these appointments, Stella Appiah-Nkansah, Human Resources Director at Vodafone Ghana, said the aim of the company is to attract, develop and retain the very best people for quality service.
“Our aim is to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is developed and wellbeing is promoted. Over the years, our pride has been in the wonderful people we have and the great things we have achieved working together for the good of the customer,” she said.
Source: GNA