Airtel Staff Bid Outgoing Chief Commercial Officer, Oshinlaja, Farewell

Colleagues and executives of Airtel Nigeria person hosted a farewell solemnisation successful honour of the outgoing main commercialized officer, Femi Oshinlaja, marking the extremity of a distinguished vocation with the telecommunications company.

The event, held recently, astatine the greenish plot of Airtel Nigeria Headquarters successful Lagos, was attended by the main enforcement officer, members of the enforcement committee, and employees from crossed the country.
Also contiguous were the president of Airtel Africa Foundation and erstwhile Airtel Africa Group CEO, Dr Segun Ogunsanya, the president of Odu’a Investment Company, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, the commandant of the National Assembly Maj. Gen. Kennedy Osemwegie, and the Senior Partner astatine KPMG Ayodele Soyinka.
Oshinlaja’s vocation astatine Airtel spanned 2 important phases. He antecedently served arsenic determination operations manager for the Lagos and West regions and aboriginal arsenic vice president of nonstop Sales earlier returning to the institution successful 2022 arsenic main commercialized officer.

During his tenure, Airtel Nigeria recorded notable maturation successful marketplace performance.

According to information from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the company’s lawsuit marketplace stock accrued from 28 per cent to 34 per cent, portion its net subscriber stock roseate from 28 percent to 35 per cent betwixt 2022 and 2025. These achievements were attributed to his enactment successful driving operational efficiency, lawsuit acquisition, and worth optimisation.

Before rejoining Airtel, Oshinlaja was main operations serviceman astatine Sasai Fintech successful Mauritius. He had besides held elder roles astatine Nigerian Bottling Company (Coca-Cola Hellenic), Diageo, Nokia, British American Tobacco, and Equity Bank, amassing implicit 2 decades of acquisition crossed telecoms, FMCG, banking, and exertion sectors.

Colleagues and executives paid glowing tributes to Oshinlaja’s enactment and mentorship during the farewell event.

The main enforcement officer, Dinesh Balsingh, described his publication arsenic “commendable,” wishing him occurrence successful his aboriginal endeavours. The manager of Marketing, Ismail Adeshina, noted that “Femi is leaving astatine a clip erstwhile the ovation is loudest,” portion the Director of Corporate Communications and CSR, Femi Adeniran, praised his “steady beingness and relentless energy.”

Director of IT, Kemi Ariyo, besides lauded his supportive leadership, describing him arsenic “a workfellow and advisor who was ever disposable for guidance.”

In his remarks, Oshinlaja thanked the Airtel squad for their “friendship, trust, and the privilege to service “and expressed assurance successful the company’s continued success.