MTN has announced the appointment of Dr Shaygan Kheradpir (54) as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 8 July.
Shaygan is a business and technology executive based in the US and holds a Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University College of Engineering.
Shaygan started his career at GTE, which later became Verizon Communications through its merger with Bell Atlantic.
"At Verizon, he served for more than a decade in key executive roles, most notably as the executive vice president and chief information officer leading initiatives for systems modernisation, efficiency, and innovation such as FiOS (fiber optic cloud-based TV, data and voice) - a $23 billion dollar project and one of largest of its kind in the United States," says MTN.
His leadership roles outside the executive environment have included serving on the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology from 2010 to 2013.
From 2007 to 2010, Shaygan served on the advisory board of the YMCA of greater New York. He is a member of Cornell University Council of Engineering and owns multiple patents spanning telecom, media and payments, says MTN.
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