MTN Group CEO Shuter to head BT’s enterprise unit

JOHANNESBURG: The chief executive officer of South Africa’s MTN Group, Rob Shuter, has been appointed to head the enterprise unit of British broadband and mobile operator BT from next year, the two firms said on Friday.

MTN will announce Shuter’s successor in the next four to eight weeks, Africa’s biggest mobile operator by subscribers said in a separate statement.

In March MTN announced that Shuter would step down at the end of his four-year term in March 2021, with the 52-year old saying he chose not to renew his contract.

“I’m delighted to welcome Rob to BT. He brings a wealth of international telecoms experience and has a track record of driving innovation in business and consumer markets,” BT Group CEO Philip Jansen said in a separate statement.