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MTN Group: SENS announcement
MTN Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration Number 1994/009584/06
Share code: MTN
ISIN: ZAE000042164
("MTN Group")
APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Listings Requirements, the following
information is disclosed:
MTN Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Shaygan Kheradpir (54) as an
Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board of Directors of MTN Group (“Board of
Directors”), with effect from 8 July 2015.
Shaygan is a business and technology executive based in the United States of America . He
holds a Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cornell
University College of Engineering.
Shaygan started his career at GTE, which later became Verizon Communications through its
merger with Bell Atlantic. At Verizon he served for more than a decade in key executive
roles, most notably as the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer leading
initiatives for systems modernization, efficiency, and innovation such as FiOS (fiber optic
cloud-based TV, data and voice) -- a $23 billion dollar project and one of largest of its kind in
the United States.
In 2011, Shaygan joined Barclays Bank PLC in the United Kingdom and served as the
Group Chief Operations & Technology Officer on its Executive Committee, leading the
operations & technology transformation agenda for the bank, including pioneering
innovations such as the Pingit mobile-money transfer platform. Following Barclays, Shaygan
served as the Chief Executive Officer of Juniper Networks focusing the company on the
growth vectors of the industry -- Cloud-Builder and High-IQ Networking. Shaygan currently
serves in Executive Advisory capacity focusing on networking and technology investments,
and their operations.
His leadership roles outside the executive environment have included serving on the United
States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – Visiting Committee on
Advanced Technology from 2010 to 2013. From 2007 to 2010, Shaygan served on the
Advisory Board of the YMCA of Greater New York. He is a member of Cornell University
Council of Engineering and owns multiple patents spanning telecom, media and payments.
The Chairman and the Board of Directors welcome Shaygan and wish him all the best in his
new role as an independent non-executive director.
Fairland
29 June 2015
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