Tizeti Network Limited, Nigeria’s foremost internet service provider, has unveiled its new top executives, expected to build on the firm’s heritage as an industry pioneer.
The executives include: -Opeyemi Ajiboye, chief technical officer (CTO); Dr. Temitope Oyeleye, chief sales officer (CSO); Patricia Aiyedun, chief financial officer (CFO); Ikenna Uche, vice president-Network Operations; and Engr. Nathaniel Ndifreke, vice president- Engineering.
Ajiboye is technology business leader with over 15 years’ industry experience. Prior to joining Tizeti, he was the pioneer and the immediate past chief executive officer of iPNX Nigeria Infrastructure Division, where he was responsible for driving the overall business and operations of the infrastructure division.
He was head engineering at iPNX Nigeria and was responsible for the network engineering. Ajiboye spent most of his career at L. M Ericsson, as a senior service manager, technical lead on multiple projects, managed service operations, technical sale of WCDMA, service delivery line manager for access network, and head, network rollout implementation management.
He was also global automation champion for Ericsson Sub Saharan Africa. He holds Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Ilorin; MBA (Technical Management) and Diploma in Project management from George Washington University. He is a product of Ericsson Management Development Programme.
Oyeleye, the chief sales officer, on the other hand holds an MBA in International Business management and a veterinary medicine and surgery degree from University of Ibadan.
He has over 17 year experience and was previously the Executive head global accounts at Vodafone Global Enterprise. Prior to that, he was senior manager- business development and sales for FSI, IT and Insurance sector at Vodacom Business Nigeria.
Oyeleye has won several international awards for global best practices and notable achievements which include the pioneer member of the CEO award for excellence in Gateway Communications UK Limited and four-time award winner of the best sales manager at GS Telecom and Gateway Communications.
Aiyedun, the CFO, is a seasoned finance professional with experience in diverse industries such as telecommunications, oil & gas, power and hospitality.
She has led the provision of financial service to small, medium, large and complex organisations in Nigeria. Her experience/expertise covers due diligence on M&A transactions, financial reporting, management reporting, auditing, accounting advisory, control reviews, joint venture operations review etc.
Prior to joining Tizeti, she was senior manager at PwC with 13 years professional accounting experience. She is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of Nigeria (ACCA) and a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigerian (ICAN)
Uche, VP, Network Operations, prior to joining Tizeti, worked at Mobax Nigeria ( a subsidiary of Vodacom) as a project manager and Zoom Mobile as assistant general manager, operations.
He has worked in the telecommunications industry for over 19 years. 10 years has been in senior managerial role. He is a seasoned and experienced telecommunications professional with vast experience, excellent technical project management and organisational skills.
Ndifreke, VP, holds B.Eng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and an M. Sc, in Electrical/Electronics from University of Lagos.
Prior to joining Tizeti, Ndifreke has worked as an Engineer in Costain West Africa Plc, Sabrud Consortim (NEPA), Phillips Project Centre and rose to project director in Huawei Technologies. He is a member of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)