Jumoke Akande picks chief marketing officer role at Avanti Communications

A communication leader, Jumoke Akande, has joined Avanti Communications (“Avanti”)
as Chief Marketing Officer.

According to a statement, based in Avanti’s new offices in Lagos, Nigeria, Akande will be working closely with Avanti’s teams across the globe. She will be responsible for developing an integrated channel strategy across key sectors including mobility, enterprise, defence and education.

The statement reads further, “Akande’s new role will be pivotal in accelerating Avanti’s roll out across Africa.

\“Libby Barr, COO – Customer at Avanti Communications, said, ‘I am delighted to welcome Jumoke to our growing team of senior executives in Nigeria. Jumoke is a proven leader with over 20 years’ experience in marketing and joins us at an exciting time. What stood out about Jumoke was her extensive experience managing teams across markets and launching large-scale campaigns in Africa. We can’t wait to see her strategic insight in action in this newly created role. Her experience will be vital in helping Avanti reach its growth ambitions over the next few years.’”

Prior to joining Avanti, Akande was an Associate Director at GICL/IHS Towers where she oversaw their fibre and rural telephony marketing strategy.

She had also held senior roles atMainOne, Dell Technologies and consulted for leading MNOs in Africa including MTN Nigeria.

Avanti Communications is the leading Ka-band high throughput satellite capacity partner to the communications industry in EMEA – extending and guaranteeing coverage for defence missions, enterprise solutions and critical public services.