MTN South Africa has appointed Michele Gamberini as its new chief technology and information officer (CTIO) from 01 February. It has also named Megan Nicholas as managing director for MTN Supersonic, its fibre and broadband internet service provider, effective 01 January. Gamberini joins MTN from Telecom Italia (TIM Group), where he gained 25 years of experience at TIM Italy and was most recently global group CTIO.
Having worked in Italy, Spain, Greece and supported Brazilian technological choices, Gamberini has the unique experience of preparing network evolution ahead of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He holds a master’s degree in electronic engineering.
Nicholas is currently general manager for residential services at MTN South Africa and the internal appointment aims to ensure continuous customer growth in the residential market, in which MTN aspires to a 30 percent market share across all technologies by 2025.
Her career spans a number of blue-chip organisations and various mobile networks, giving Nicholas relevant industry, commercial and operational expertise to strengthen the Supersonic business. She has a record of designing and executing business strategies and seeks to increase the overall profitability of MTN's residential portfolio.
