Dirk Karl to head group procurement

MTN GROUP has appointed Dirk Karl to head up group procurement and supply chain management, effective no later than November 1. Karl joins MTN from Buyln, the procurement joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and Orange, where he was senior vice president for Network Technology. The appointment comes as the organisation continues to focus on delivering earnings growth in its key South African and Nigerian markets, through the Project Ignite initiative, communicated to the market earlier in the year. MTN Group chief financial officer, Ralph Mupita, said: “We undertook a global search to identify the best candidate to build a world class network and commercial sourcing organisation for MTN Group. With Karl’s wealth of experience, industry knowledge and skills, particularly in the area of network sourcing in emerging markets, I am confident that we are well placed to deliver on procurement and supply chain ambitions.” – Sizwe Dlamini