The
Network of Communication Reporters (NCR) has congratulated Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe
on her appointment as the new Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability
Officer (CCSSO) of MTN Ghana, the telecoms market leader.
Adwoa
joins MTN from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), where she was a
member of the Executive team with overall responsibility for Legal and
Compliance and Regulatory Affairs.
She
succeeds Sam Koranteng, who became the first substantive male Corporate
Services Executive after two females had held the position. Sam retired in 2021
after a very successful run.
In
her new role at MTN Ghana, Adwoa will have oversight responsibility for the
Corporate Services function focusing on Regulatory Affairs, Sustainability,
Corporate Communications, and Commercial Legal departments. She will also serve
on the MTN Ghana Foundation Board as Executive Director for the Foundation.
A
statement from NCR, signed by the Dean, Charles Benoni Okine noted that, like
her two female predecessors (Mawuena Dumor and Cynthia Lumor), Adwoa was also
drafted from the extractive industry, which “gives us the confidence that she
is an excellent fit for the role.”
NCR
has observed that key among Adwoa’s responsibilities at MTN will be Corporate
Communications, which puts her directly in contact with the media fraternity,
adding that “NCR is happy to work with Adwoa as the new face and voice of MTN
as far as the media is concerned.”
The
statement said NCR is confident that, like her predecessors, Adwoa will
continue to use her experience to further deepen the cordial working
relationship MTN has kept with the media over the years.
It
said NCR is happy to extend the same level of cooperation it had maintained
with previous CSEs and CCSSOs at MTN, for which reason continues MTN to enjoy
one of the best of media relations among all corporate institutions in the
country today.
“Whereas
we are happy to continue working in partnership with you to help meet your
aspirations for the company, we will also look forward to your continuous
support to further develop journalists, particularly, those with interest in
telecoms reporting.
We
also wish to see a commitment to the timely and timeous release of responses to
queries, to enable us to continue to discharge our duties professionally,” the
statement said.
The
statement said the NCR looks forward to meeting with Adwoa to officially welcome
her to the new role at MTN.
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
