Exclusive: Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka Assumes New Role As CMO For MTN Nigeria, Effective Oct. 14

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Brand Communicator can authoritatively confirm that accomplished business leader and commercial operations expert, Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka has been appointed the new Chief Marketing Officer for telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria.

She takes over from Ugonwa Nwoye who held the position as a following the Exit of Adia Sowho who hitherto, held the position.

Onyinye brings over 24 years’ experience in strategic, commercial and operational business leadership from multiple sectors. Prior to her appointment, she was Chief Broadband Officer (CBBO) for the company.

She holds an MBA in general management from the University of Manchester United Kingdom, with a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Calabar, Cross river state. She is a business Leader with over 23 years’ experience in the telecommunications, logistics and most recently education sectors.

Over the course of her career, Onyinye has established a reputation for developing and driving winning commercial and business strategies especially in the areas of Business planning and operations, market development and expansion as well as talent capacity development. She is known for establishing new Market and business streams especially within the telecommunications industry.

She has also been involved in the development and management of profitable business models for high-end enterprise and digital initiatives within the MTN Enterprise Business serving the SME, Large and Multinational Organizations. Onyinye is known for her expertise in overseeing go-to-market models and has also helped nurture new products into mature revenue-generating engines. Prior to this role, She was the General Manager Enterprise Sales also with MTN, in that capacity she led the nationwide sales efforts delivering consistent YoY growth for the business and driving expansion into new markets.

Onyinye is a valued international speaker on Women in leadership, Commercial models and Technology, presenting regularly across various platforms. She is also a guest faculty at the Tekedia Institute and the PearlMutual Academy. A John Maxwell certified Leader, she also co-founded theOIEhub where she podcasts and delivers commercial tips to sales and marketing professionals. Onyinye is a member of the Forbes Business Development Council, A Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Marketing Nigeria (NIMN) and is currently a Doctoral student with the School of Management, Cranfield University, UK.

She is currently a board member in 2 start up organizations in Nigeria and also a Member of the governing council for The Grange School in Lagos.

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