MTN Group has announced the appointment of Shoyinka Shodunke as Executive: IT Core Design and Delivery, effective 1 March 2026.
Shodunke brings over 29 years of experience in technology leadership, digital transformation and innovation across Africa’s telecommunications landscape.
He has held several senior leadership roles within the industry, including Director of Technology at Vodafone Ghana, Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO) at MTN Cameroon, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at MTN Zambia, and General Manager: Architecture for the MTN Shared Services Hub in Southeast Africa.
He currently serves concurrently as Chief Information Officer for MTN Nigeria and MTN South Africa, where he has led large-scale digital initiatives impacting more than 80 million subscribers and oversees a technology ecosystem of over 350 professionals across both operations.
Shodunke is widely recognised for his leadership approach rooted in adaptive intelligence, resilient system design and collaborative value creation.
His work has focused on deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance human creativity, strengthen system resilience and drive innovation at scale.
In 2025, he was named MTN Group CIO of the Year in recognition of his role in driving one of Africa’s most ambitious digital transformation programmes, supporting MTN’s evolution from a traditional telecommunications operator into an AI-enabled technology organisation.
He has also received the Tech Champion in Telecoms and CIO of the Year awards at the CIO and C-Suite Awards Africa.
Shodunke holds an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) from Harvard Business School, an MBA from the University of Northampton, a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Management from the University of Salford, Manchester, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics and Statistics from the Federal University of Technology, Nigeria.
In his new role, he will lead the design and execution of standardised, AI-enhanced IT architectures across MTN Group’s operating companies.
His responsibilities will include driving AI-powered automation, predictive analytics and enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives to enhance customer experience, improve operational efficiency and service agility, and accelerate innovation cycles and time-to-market.
