Pan African Towers Appoints CEO

Pan African Towers Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Wole Abu, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. The appointment became effective from 1 July 2018, according to a statement that was signed by the Business Development Executive of the company. Prior to his appointment, Abu, a 1990 Chemical Engineering graduate of University of Benin, served as the Vice President Indirect Sales, Airtel Networks Limited (Nigeria), where he held executive management positions over the years as one of the pioneer staff. While in Airtel, he was responsible for roles that focused on growth acceleration, efficiency optimization and reclamation of market leadership. Abu,analumnusoftheIndianInstituteofManagement,Ahmedabad, IESE Business School Barcelona, has an MBA from the Lagos Business School and was President of the Airtel Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society from 2011-2015. In his new role, the new CEO will lead Pan African Towers’ overall strategy in Nigeria with responsibility for growing revenue market share; brand & customer development, human resources as well as managing the company’s capital. Commenting on the new appointment, the Board of Pan African Towers was quoted as stating that the appointment of Abu would further consolidate the company’s achievement for future growth as Africa’s most preferred infrastructure sharing operator.