Khamis emerges MD ZOLA Electric Nigeria
The board of ZOLA Electric (formerly Off Grid Electric) has announced the appointment of Abdallah H. Khamis as its Managing Director (Nigeria).
The company said Khamis’ appointment takes immediate effect and that he will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of ZOLA’s smart storage + solar business in Nigeria as well as driving the acceleration of the company’s growth in the continent.
The statement noted that Khamis is the first African to be appointed to ZOLA Electric’s Global leadership team.
Commenting on his appointment, ZOLA Electric’s Chief Executive Officer, Bill Lenihan said, “Abdallah brings to the company his wide knowledge and wealth of experience having worked across Africa in senior leadership positions for bluechip companies including the Coca – Cola Company, Royal Philips of Netherlands and Bharti Communication – Airtel Kenya.
“We’re thrilled to have him join ZOLA and leverage this experience to help deliver clean, affordable, reliable 24 hour power to Nigeria.”
Khamis holds an MBA from the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US and is a Legatum Fellow of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, MIT.
He also holds a Certificate in Negotiation from Harvard Law School, US and Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.