British multinational telecoms firm BT has announced the appointment of Oliver Fortuin as managing director (MD) in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Fortuin replaces Keith Matthews, who announced his departure last month, and will be charged with growing the company’s business and leading the regional management team.
The new MD joins BT from i1 Solutions, where he was also MD, having previously held regional management roles for HP and IBM.
Kevin Taylor, president, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, BT Global Services, said: “We are very pleased that Oliver Fortuin is joining us as our new managing director for Sub-Saharan Africa. His industry knowledge, background, and strong relationships will be of significant benefit to BT.”
