Bayobab Group (formerly MTN GlobalConnect) today announced Florent Guede as Managing Director of Bayobab Cote d’Ivoire.
“Florent is no stranger to the Bayobab Family, having joined the Bayobab Group 4 years ago. He is a valued member of our team, and we are thrilled to announce his promotion. We are confident he will continue to add value to Bayobab and deliver next-gen digital solutions through our Bayobab Fibre and Communication Platforms across Cote d’Ivoire.” Shares Frédéric Schepens, Bayobab Group CEO.
Florent will be responsible for leading and bringing Bayobab’s Cote d’Ivoire to position its operations at the forefront and advance Bayobab’s mission and objectives to promote revenue, profitability, and growth as an organisation. He will drive Bayobab’s ambition to build a reliable terrestrial fibre footprint supporting high-speed connectivity across the country.
He has extensive experience in leading the implementation and rollout of critical service platforms like Messaging, signalling and the roaming platform. Florent recently deployed the company’s Service Operations Centre in Africa to improve Bayobab’s Customer Success Centre support.
With more than 18 years of experience in telecom, Florent has worked with operators and vendors as a technical expert, marketing, and sales professional leading key accounts on a multinational scale.
Florent has a master’s degree in business administration from Cardiff Metropolitan University (CMU) as well as a master’s degree in Telecommunication, in addition to his extended Diploma in International Business and Strategy from the Scottish Qualification Authority.
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In the ever-evolving telecom landscape, Africa is witnessing an intense rivalry between two industry giants. MTN and Vodacom are gearing up for a broadband battle that will shape the continent’s digital future.
On the surface, the battle pits MTN’s Bayobab open-access network against Vodacom in partnership with Amazon’s Project Kuiper.
While Bayobab, Vodacom, and Liquid vie for supremacy, the real winners will be the African people who will benefit from improved services and better access to the digital world. Some may feel the benefits as early as 2025.
