MTN Côte d'Ivoire has officially announced the resignation of its CEO, Mr. Freddy Tchala. He will step down from his position on September 30. Mr. Freddy Tchala has spent 17 years with the MTN Group. He joined MTN Cameroon in 2002 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MTN Guinea...
Odette Van der Haar appointed CEO of Publicis Africa
Publicis Africa has officially announced the appointment of Odette van der Haar as CEO, effective September 1, 2019. Odette Van der Haar has solid expertise in the sector. She recently served as CEO of J. Walter Thompson Johannesburg. Prior to that, she was CEO of the Advertising and Communication Association...
Evert van der Veer will manage Fox and Disney channels in sub-Saharan Africa
The Walt Disney Company has chosen to entrust Fox Africa director Evert van der Veer with the management of all Fox and Disney channels in sub-Saharan Africa. This appointment follows the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company in March 2019. Read also: Jean-François Camilleri steps down...
Sabine Gomis-Faure joins PhoenixPHD Côte d’Ivoire
Sabine Gomis-Faure joins PhoenixPHD Côte d’Ivoire as Director of Business Francophone Africa Sabine Gomis-Faure began her career at Mindshare Paris, part of WPP's M Group, in 1998 as a media buyer for Nike, Mattel, and IBM. She then joined Omnicom Paris as TV media manager, where she managed several accounts...
Pierre-Paul Vander Sande steps down from Canal+ Advertising
Pierre-Paul Vander Sande, President of CANAL+ ADVERTISING, has decided to step down from his position at CANAL+ ADVERTISING. As of Monday, July 1, these duties will be assumed by Daniel GALINSKI, Managing Director, under the chairmanship of Fabrice FAUX, Director of Channels and Content at CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL and CEO of...
Jean-François Camilleri steps down as President of Disney France, Hélène Etzi takes over
After a 30-year career, Jean-François Camilleri announced on March 26 that he would be stepping down as President of The Walt Disney Company France, Benelux, Maghreb, and French-speaking Africa. Hélène Etzi, Executive Vice President of Disney Channels EMEA France since 2008, has been chosen to take over as CEO, succeeding...
JCDecaux: Donald Liphoko appointed Marketing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
French company JCDecaux has appointed South African Donald Liphoko as marketing director for sub-Saharan Africa for the outdoor advertising group. The French company has just announced its choice of the South African. He will now be responsible for implementing JCDecaux's strategies in sub-Saharan Africa. "We are very pleased to welcome...
Ivory Coast: Fausseni Dembélé appointed Director General of RTI
Fausseni Dembélé was officially appointed on February 6 as Director General of Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI), the Ivorian public broadcasting group. A former journalist, Fausseni Dembélé previously served as Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Communication and Francophonie in Côte d'Ivoire. He succeeds Ahmadou Bakayoko, who had served as...
Brice Chasles appointed Managing Partner of Deloitte Francophone Africa
Brice Chasles has been appointed Managing Director of Deloitte Africa, which encompasses all of Deloitte's activities in French-speaking Africa. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of Deloitte France. Previously, he was Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of Deloitte France (2010-2018). With 30 years...
Assane Diagne appointed director of RSF's new office in Dakar
The founder of the French-language version of the Africa Check website is taking charge of the organization's first office in sub-Saharan Africa. A graduate of the Centre for Studies in Information Science and Technology (CESTI) in Dakar and the Cardiff University School of Journalism, Assane Diagne was editor-in-chief at the...