The newly acquired Konga e-commerce platform has appointed Nick Imudia, a Finland-based Nigerian and former Vice President of Nokia as its chief executive officer.
Imudia who has a clear mandate to deliver Konga as number one e-commerce company in Africa will assume office as CEO on April 3, 2018. He replaces Shola Adekoya, former CEO who will now assume position as Head of Future Business at Zinox Group.
Imudia recently left TCL/Alcatel where he was the Regional Director, responsible for Nigeria and Central Africa operations. Before joining TCL/Alcatel, Imudia was managing director, Nokia West and Central Africa; a thriving concern which remains a world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging internet and communications industry.
For almost 17 years, Imudia worked in Nokia, managing operations in Asia, Europe and the Americas in the areas of sales, marketing, capability development, management systems, operational excellence, IT and process management.
According to a statement from Konga, “His core experience across several management functions including online commerce, among others will come in handy in steering the Konga brand to greater heights.”
Imudia holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Management from Mikkeli Institute of Technology, Finland; a Master of Engineering in Oil and Gas Technology Management from Aalborg University, Denmark and an MBA in International Business Management, Haaga-Helia Business School, Finland.
Zinox Group, Nigeria’s integrated ICT solutions conglomerate acquired Konga in February 2018 after its initial investor’s confidence was shaken by serious economic downturn in Nigeria which led to a drastic devaluation of Konga’s worth.
A key agenda for the new owners was to expand Konga’s operations to other parts of Africa.
“Konga.com will remain as an e-commerce company but there are plans to expand to other African capitals. We are confident that the expertise and experience of the new CEO will help the company in achieving its set goals,”Gideon Ayogu, corporate communications manager for Zinox Group told BusinessDay.
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