Vodacom Nigeria Appoints Valentine Chime As New MD

Vodacom Business (Nigeria) Limited has appointed Valentine Chime as the Managing Director of its operations. Mr Chime will now drive the company’s vision of becoming Africa’s leading cloud and digital service provider.

A recent statement from the company said the appointment was at the instance of the board of directors.

Before the appointment, Mr Chime was with Aruwa Capital, a private equity company investing across West Africa. He also worked at Kaizen Venture Partners, a private equity company focused on distressed assets. He has held various C-suite positions in a number of portfolio companies in different sectors.

Expressing delight in taking up the position, including the challenge of building the Vodacom brand in the country, the firm’s new boss said: “Vodacom Business Africa (Nigeria) Limited is well-known and very respected in the industry, and I look forward to taking up this mission.

“Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation, and we are perfectly positioned to deliver intelligent connectivity through seamless delivery of cloud and digital services and technologies to our clients.”

Vodacom Business is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Vodacom Group and a leading pan-African telecommunications provider that came into Africa since 1992.