Mcebisi Jonas
(Born 1960)
Chairman Independent non-executive director
BA HDE
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Mcebisi Jonas
Dr Khotso Mokhele
(Born 1954)
Lead independent non-executive director
BSc (Agriculture), MSc (Food Science), PhD (Microbiology) and honorary doctorates
Attendance: 9/9^ l 5/7◊
Dr Khotso Mokhele
Noluthando Gosa
(Born 1963)
Independent non-executive director
BA Communications (Hons), MBA, Postgraduate certificate in Business Admin, International Certificate in Telecommunications Regulation
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Noluthando Gosa
Sandile Gwala#
(Born 1973)
Independent non-executive director
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in Information Systems; Master's in Business Administration (MBA)
Sandile Gwala#
Shaygan Kheradpir~
(Born 1960) American
Independent non-executive director
Masters and PhD Electrical Engineering (Cornell)
Attendance: 9/9^ l 6/7◊
Shaygan Kheradpir~
Sindi Mabaso-Koyana
(Born 1969)
Independent non-executive director
BCom (Hons) (Accounting), CA(SA)
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Sindi Mabaso-Koyana
Stan Miller
(Born 1955) Belgian
Independent non-executive director
IntDip, Diploma in Law, Administration, Proteus Leadership Programmes, Private Equity Programmes
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Stan Miller
^ Scheduled Board meetings.
◊ Special Board meetings.
# Appointed 1 January 2025.
~ Retired 31 March 2025
MTN has a seasoned Board, with a majority of independent non-executive directors, who have a variety of skills, expertise and perspectives. This diversity is the cornerstone of its effectiveness. The Board sets the tone for ethical leadership and has a multi-faceted approach to the oversight of the executive team in the execution of Ambition 2025.
Nosipho Molope
(Born 1964)
Independent non-executive director
BSc Med, BAccSc, BCompt (Hons), CTA, CA(SA)
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Nosipho Molope
Nicky Newton-King#
(Born 1966)
Independent non-executive director
BA, LLB, LLM, LLD (Honoris Causa)
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Nicky Newton-King#
Tim Pennington
(Born 1960) British
Independent non-executive director
BA (Hons) Economics and Social Studies
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Tim Pennington
Vincent Rague
(Born 1953) Kenyan
Independent non-executive director
BA (Hons) (Economics/ Statistics), Executive development programmes at Harvard and IMD MBA
Attendance: 9/9^ l 6/7◊
Vincent Rague
Lamido Sanusi
(Born 1961) Nigerian
Independent non-executive director
Bachelor's degrees in Economics and Islamic Law
Attendance: 8/9^ l 7/7◊
Lamido Sanusi
Nkululeko Sowazi
(Born 1963)
Independent non-executive director
Master's degree (UCLA)
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Nkululeko Sowazi
Ralph Mupita
(Born 1972)
Group President and CEO
BScEng (Hons), MBA, GMP (Harvard)
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Ralph Mupita
Tsholofelo Molefe
(Born 1968)
Group Chief Financial Officer
BA (Hons), Accounting and Finance, BCompt (Hons), CTA, CA(SA), AMP (Harvard)
Attendance: 9/9^ l 7/7◊
Tsholofelo Molefe
^ Scheduled Board meetings.
◊ Special Board meetings.