Sonatel’s board of directors have named Brelotte Ba as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Sonatel Group, a subsidiary of telecommunications company, Orange.
Ba will take up his position on 1 August, succeeding Sékou Drame who held the position since 2018. Drame’s mandate ends 31 July.
According to the Senegalese national telco, in his new role, Ba will assist the board of directors to maintain leadership and remain a key player in the development of the digital economy and digital transformation in Africa.
The newly appointed CEO comes with 24 years’ professional experience in the telecommunications sector. His most recent appointment was deputy managing director of Orange Middle East and Africa, where he was incumbent from 2022.
A graduate engineer from the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris, and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Ba has spent most of his professional career within the Sonatel Group, holding numerous positions, including the management controller of the Sonatel Group between (2003-2007),director of commercial marketing and communications for Orange Guinea (2007-2008), general manager of Orange Bissau(2008-2011), director of operators and international relations at Sonatel (2011-2012), general manager of Orange Guinea (2017-2018), and, general manager of Orange Mali (2018-2022).
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