New Vodafone Chief
Executive, Patricia Obo-Nai, has pledged the company’s commitment to the
socio-economic development of Ghana.
During a courtesy call on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the
Jubilee House, Mrs Obo-Nai reinforced Vodafone’s determination to lead the
digitalisation drive in Ghana, ensuring that no one is left behind.
She said Ghana remained a very important market for the global telecoms giant
and Vodafone Ghana will play an integral role, in the nation’s growth agenda.
Mrs Obo-Nai was appointed CEO following the end of tenure of the previous Chief
Executive Officer, Yolanda Cuba.
Her appointment comes with Vodafone’s drive to push the boundaries of
innovation, especially for targeted customers whilst positioning
Vodafone as a key challenger in the market.
Mrs Obo-Nai told the President that: “Ghana will continue to be very important
to our long-term strategy and aspirations. Our brand promise of delivering an
exciting future continues to drive our awareness and leadership in new trends
in digitalisation and technology such as machine learning and artificial
intelligence.
“Again, Government’s agenda in the mobile payments sector has been nothing
short of impressive and as a leading telco, we are committed to deploy our
platform, innovative products and services in support of government’s agenda.”
The new CEO was appreciative of government’s commitment to Vodafone Ghana as a
30 per cent shareholder and was optimistic that with the current level of
commitment from both the ministries of Finance and Communications, Vodafone
Ghana has no choice but to grow in market share and other areas of operation.
The Board Chairman of Vodafone Ghana, Dr. Kobina Quansah, was appreciative of
the opportunity to meet with the President and to introduce the new CEO to him.
He was confident of Vodafone Ghana’s readiness to be more competitive in the
market, given the current strong working relationship between the two
shareholders – Vodafone Group (70 per cent) and the Government of Ghana (30 per
cent).
The President expressed appreciation for the visit, adding that government as a
shareholder in the company, will support Vodafone Ghana to ensure that the
company becomes more profitable and successful.
He spoke about government’s determination to deploy technology in various areas
of the economy in a way that added value and enhances efficiency. He encouraged
Vodafone to come out with solutions that will ensure that it is a worthy
partner of government in this regard.
Present at the meeting were the company’s Board Chairman, Kobina Quansah,
Director for External Affairs, Gayheart Mensah and a Deputy Chief of Staff at
the Presidency, John Jinapor.
GNA
