MTN Uganda Leadership Changes

Friday, 04th October 2024- Kampala, Uganda: MTN Uganda Limited informs its shareholders and the public that Mr. Somdev Sen will cease to be the Chief Marketing Officer of the company effective October 11th 2024, following the end of his tenure.

During his seven (7) years of service, Mr. Sen has been a transformative leader at MTN Uganda, driving significant growth through customer engagement initiatives, data-driven strategic insights, and key marketing campaigns. His efforts have resulted in remarkable business achievements, including doubling MTN Uganda’s customer base in the last six years.

Mr. Sen has been promoted to Chief Digital and Commercial Officer at MTN Rwanda effective October 14th 2024.

Ms. Sylvia Mulinge, the MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer, in a statement said: “Somdev’s contributions have driven our growth and inspired our team. His passion and dedication have left a lasting impact on MTN Uganda. As he moves on to new opportunities, we are proud of all he has accomplished and confident he will continue to achieve great things. We wish him every success in his next chapter.”

During his tenure in Uganda, Mr. Sen served in three distinct leadership roles namely; General Manager Customer Value Management, General Manager Business Intelligent and lastly Chief Marketing Officer. He shall be remembered for leading the execution of some of the most iconic MTN Marketing campaigns such as Uganda is Home, MTN Senkyu, MoMo Nyabo and Wesotinge (Osmosis) as well as the on-going MTN brand thematic campaign; Together we’re unstoppable among others.

“I am extremely honored to have served MTN Uganda in three distinct roles. I am grateful for the amazing team at MTN and the wonderful people of Uganda whom I have had the great pleasure of working with. As I move on to my new role, I am confident that you shall keep being unstoppable,” said Mr. Sen.

MTN Uganda is a leading telecoms company in Uganda with a primary objective of carrying on the business of a national operator of a telecommunications network pursuant to the National Telecommunications Operator (NTO) licence granted by the Uganda Telecommunications Commission (UCC). Among our offerings are network services, digital and financial technology services, interconnect and roaming, sale of mobile devices, and MTN Mobile Money (conducted through subsidiary MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited). MTN has a presence in all 134 districts of Uganda. Services are delivered through a network of over 202,000 MoMo agents, 382,000 MoMo merchants, 200 service stores and 13 main distributors. For the full year period ended June 30, 2024, MTN Uganda had 20.7 million subscribers, 12.5 million MoMo users, and 8.8 million active data users. Visit us at www.mtn.co.ug or follow us on www.youtube.com/mtnug and www.twitter.com/mtnug for assistance.

Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market operator with a clear vision to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to our 288 million customers in 18 countries in Africa and the Middle East. We are inspired by our belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern, connected life. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code “MTN.” We are pursuing our Ambition 2025 strategy, focusing on growth in data, fintech, and digital businesses.