Vodacom Business (Nigeria) Limited has appointed Mr Valentine Chime as the Managing Director of its operations.
A statement signed on Monday by Onyinye Ago, Senior Account Executive, said Chime joins the Company from Aruwa Capital, a private equity company investing across West Africa.
The statement said the appointment is at the instance of the board of directors, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Ago stated that Chime would drive the Company’s vision of becoming Africa’s leading cloud and digital service provider.
She quoted Chime in the statement as saying “Vodacom Business Africa (Nigeria) Limited is well-known and very respected in the industry, and I look forward to taking up this mission.
“Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation, and we are perfectly positioned to deliver intelligent connectivity through seamless delivery of cloud and digital services and technologies to our clients.
“We are about simpler, seamless solutions; I look forward to building on this and growing the business.”
Prior to his appointment, Valentine Chime was with Aruwa Capital, a private equity company investing across West Africa.
He also worked at Kaizen Venture Partners, a private equity company focused on distressed assets.
Chime has also held various C-suite positions in a number of portfolio companies in different sectors.
Vodacom Business is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Vodacom Group and a leading pan-African telecommunications provider that came into Africa since 1992.
