Selorm Adadevoh is a Ghanaian business and technology executive. He is the current chief commercial officer of the MTN Group,[1][2] and former chief executive officer of MTN Ghana.[3][4][5] He has worked as a telecommunication, business leader and consultant in Africa, the Caribbean, UK and US.[6][7]
Selorm Adadevoh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Selorm Adadevoh |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Education | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BSc.Civil Engineering), Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA Finance and Strategic Management) |
| Occupation(s) | Business and Technology Executive |
| Employers | |
Early life and education
editAdadevoh had his secondary school education at St. Peter's Boys Senior High School.[8] He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana[9][7] and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Strategic Management from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, USA.[7][3]
Career
editAdadevoh started his career and worked for 10 years as a technology consultant initially for Hewlett-Packard (HP) in the UK, where he served as an advisor to companies like Hutchison 3G, Vodafone, FTSE 100[3] and later as a Management Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting in the USA where he worked on Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity consulting projects for companies like the United Airlines, Jetblue, Procter & Gamble, Pfizer, Laidlaw and many others.[3]
He later moved to Ghana to work as the chief commercial officer (CCO) and Head of Mobile Financial Services (MFS) for Tigo (Millicom) Ghana.[7] In his role as CCO and Head of the MFS especially, he was responsible for ensuring the boost of the mobile money industry in Ghana concerning Tigo and other networks as well.[7][10]
Adadevoh was later appointed as Global Director for Mobile Financial Services (MFS) at Digicel, Haiti in December 2014. He went on to work there for three years rising from his role as Global Director of MFS to Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Digicel in May 2015 and eventually his rise to chief executive officer (CEO) of Digicel, Haiti in March 2016, which is the largest of Digicel's 32 operations throughout the world.[11][12]
In June 2018, Adadevoh was appointed as CEO of MTN Ghana, a subsidiary of MTN Group. He took over from Ebenezer Asante who had been promoted to Vice President of the MTN Group.[7][10] He was awarded the Marketing Man of the Year 2020 at the 32nd Annual National Marketing Performance Awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.[13]
In December 2023, he was appointed Chief Commercial Officer of the MTN Group.[1]
Boards and other works
editAdadevoh is a board member of Women's World Banking Ghana (WWBG), Sahel Grains Ltd and Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) which is funded by the UN Foundation.[14][12] He is a TEDx fellow, and a member of the African Leadership Network (ALN).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Selorm Adadevoh promoted to MTN Group Chief Commercial Officer". GhanaWeb. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "MTN Group appoints Selorm Adadevoh as Chief Commercial Officer - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Ankiilu, Masahudu (4 February 2020). "Selorm Adadevoh: Ghana's Finest Company Boss Unveiled". African Eye Report. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Ankomah, Kelvin (23 October 2020). "Fireside Reflections with MTN Ghana CEO – Mr. Selorm Adadevoh". Emerging Public Leaders. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Selorm Adadevoh, CEO, MTN Ghana". Oxford Business Group. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Selorm Adadevoh: Ghana's Finest Company Boss Unveiled". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Selorm Adadevoh appointed as new MTN Ghana CEO". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Ltd. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Tabbey-Botchwey, Adom (14 April 2020). "10 personalities you didn't know are PERSCO alumni". Bra Perucci Africa. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Bruce, Emmanuel (11 May 2020). "How Selorm Adadevoh ordered his career steps". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b Heritage, Daily (21 June 2018). "Selorm Adadevoh is new CEO of MTN Ghana". daily Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Haiti - Telecoms : Selorm Adadevoh appointed new CEO of Digicel Haiti - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". www.haitilibre.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Ghanaian Selorm Adadevoh heads Haiti telco Digicel". www.ghanaweb.com. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Marketing Man of the Year 2020". myjoyonline.com. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Our Board". Digital Impact Alliance. Retrieved 27 January 2021.