08 September 2022

Ericsson has appointed Hossam Kandeel as vice president and head of global customer unit MTN and customer unit MTN Africa. He will be charged with leading technologies and services team “that promises to deliver exceptional value towards MTN Ambition 2025 while enabling positive change across society”, the Swedish tech firm said.

An internal appointment, Kandeel has been with Ericsson for nearly 20 years in leadership positions across various practices including government and industry relations, strategy and marketing, business solutions, sales and operational excellence.

He served as the key account manager and country manager of Ericsson Angola under customer unit west Africa and Morocco, prior to his new role.

“I am committed to finding new ways that add value to the services and solutions we provide our partners and innovate our client offerings to support the ongoing digital transformation momentum in the region,” Kandeel said.

He took up his new position July 21.