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Rank 11 ( Rank in 2023 – Not ranked ) Moh Damush , Group CEO and Co-Founder of Telecel Group
Only time will tell whether Telecel ’ s acquisition of a 70 % stake in Vodafone ’ s floundering operation in Ghana is an epic misstep , or whether pan-African specialist has what it takes to turn the perennially unprofitable Ghanaian operator into a money maker in a highly competitive telecom market .
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At the start of 2023 , Telecel announced that Vodafone Group had completed the transfer of its 70 % majority shares in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel . The government of Ghana is a minority shareholder in Vodafone Ghana , and shall remain so , with Vodafone having originally acquired its position in 2008 . The UK operator was never able to turn a profit in its Ghanaian operation , prompting its exit and Telecel ’ s introduction .
Telecel has gone on to announce the addition of 300 new 4G cell sites to the Vodafone Ghana network since February 2023 , as a first phase of a major network expansion programme .

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Rank 11 ( Rank in 2023 – Not ranked ) Moh Damush , Group CEO and Co-Founder of Telecel Group

Only time will tell whether Telecel ’ s acquisition of a 70 % stake in Vodafone ’ s floundering operation in Ghana is an epic misstep , or whether pan-African specialist has what it takes to turn the perennially unprofitable Ghanaian operator into a money maker in a highly competitive telecom market .
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At the start of 2023 , Telecel announced that Vodafone Group had completed the transfer of its 70 % majority shares in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel . The government of Ghana is a minority shareholder in Vodafone Ghana , and shall remain so , with Vodafone having originally acquired its position in 2008 . The UK operator was never able to turn a profit in its Ghanaian operation , prompting its exit and Telecel ’ s introduction .
Telecel has gone on to announce the addition of 300 new 4G cell sites to the Vodafone Ghana network since February 2023 , as a first phase of a major network expansion programme .