Erastus new acting MTC boss

NAMIBIA’S telecommunications giant MTC has appointed Licky Richard Erastus as its new acting chief executive officer. Erastus takes over from Thinus Smit, who served in the acting role for the past two and a half years, an announcement released last Friday said.

Erastus is the chief technical officer at MTC. The chairperson of the board, Elvis Nashilongo, thanked Smit for his commitment and dedication, and for having served MTC with distinction.

“With the commencement of the listing process, Mr Smit has taken up more responsibilities, and thus the board and himself mutually agreed to allow him to concentrate on such an important strategic process, in addition to his substantive role as MTC’s chief financial officer. He wished Erastus all the best in his new added responsibility, and wished to assure the public that the MTC board will finalise the process of appointing a substantive chief executive officer in due course.

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