A non-executive director of MTN Nigeria Mazen Mroue has stepped down from his position.
The development was disclosed in a filing submitted to Nigerian Exchange Limited and signed by the company secretary Uto Ukpanah.
According to the notice, Mr. Mroue’s exit took effect on February 27.
The company stated that the decision would enable him to focus on other responsibilities within MTN Group Limited.
“MTN Nigeria Communications Plc hereby notifies the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public of the exit of Mr. Mazen Mroue, a non-executive director, effective 27 February 2026,” the statement read.
“This is to enable Mr. Mazen Mroue to focus on other priorities within MTN Group Limited.
“The board wishes to express its appreciation to Mr. Mroue for his service to MTN Nigeria and wishes him success in his future endeavours.”
Mazen Mroue joined the board of MTN Nigeria as a non-executive director on June 1, 2022.
He has held roles within MTN Group, including chief executive officer of MTN Uganda and MTN Liberia.
He also served as a non-executive director of MTN Cyprus and held roles at MTN Ghana.
In February 2022, Mroue was appointed group chief technology and information officer at MTN Group, where he oversees the company’s technology strategy and implementation.
Before that role, he served as chief operating officer of MTN Nigeria from August 2018 to January 31, 2022.
During that period, he also sat on the board of the MTN Nigeria Foundation.
Mroue began his career in 1996 as a systems engineer and joined MTN Group in 1998.
MTN Nigeria last month released its audited financial results for 2025, reporting a profit before tax of N1.70 trillion for the year ended December 2025, compared with a pre-tax loss of N550.3 billion recorded in 2024.
