Stephen Blewett appointed CEO of MTN Ghana

The MTN Group has appointed Stephen Blewett as chief executive officer of MTN Ghana.

He takes over from Selorm Adadevoh who has been re-assigned as chief commercial officer of the MTN Group with effect from March 2024.

Blewett re-joined MTN in July 2023 as the operations executive for markets, with executive responsibility for the group’s smaller West and Central Africa markets and for providing broader operations support across that region to the group’s senior vice president for markets.

Prior to that, he was chief operating officer of Digicel. Before that, he spent seven years at MTN in the role of CEO for MTN Benin and then MTN Cameroon.

“We welcome Stephen into the MTN Ghana family and look forward to working with him to move the company forward to achieve our Ambition 2025 strategy and beyond,” MTN Ghana board chairman, Ishmael Yamson.

About Stephen Blewett

Stephen Blewett brings a wealth of experience to his new position, having most recently served as the Group chief operating officer of Digicel, based in Kingston, Jamaica.

In this role, he oversaw 20 country CEOs and spearheaded key areas such as marketing, information and technology, procurement, financial services, gaming, and digital media.

Prior to his tenure at Digicel, Stephen served as CEO of MTN Cameroon, where he made significant contributions to the company’s growth and success.

He had previously held similar leadership roles in the telecommunications industry, including CEO of MTN Benin and chief commercial officer at Namibian mobile operator MTC.

In 2020, he was voted MTN CEO of the Year by his peers. Stephen’s career also includes notable positions such as chief executive of 3D Holdings, managing director of Autopage Cellular, marketing and sales executive at Telkom Mobile, and executive head for sales and marketing at MCell in Mozambique.

Stephen Blewett holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

He is also a published author of marketing, sales, and business books, further demonstrating his expertise and thought leadership in the industry.