Truecaller, a global communications platform, has appointed Ogochukwu Onwuzurike as Country Manager in Nigeria.
The organisation said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, on Friday, that Onwuzurike would, in her new role, be responsible for leading the company’s go-to-market function.
Ms Onwuzurike, according to the statement, would be managing the end-to-end operations of Truecaller’s expansion in Nigeria.
The organisation said that Onwuzurike would be saddled with the responsibility of negotiating and collaborating with vendors, service providers and local businesses, with the ultimate goal of making Truecaller a household name in Nigeria.
According to the statement, the appointee has over a decade of prior experience across verticals such as banking, payments, fintech and SaaS, with GlaxoSmithKline, Philip Morris International, Interswitch and MetaMap.
It said that she has a degree in Communications from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business from Emeritus Institute of Management.
The newly appointed Country Manager, according to the statement, said: “A new generation of companies and tools are changing the way we live our lives today.
“On the back of the digital transformation wave across the African continent, there is a need to continue to build the trust, privacy and safety infrastructure. This is what I find fascinating about Truecaller’s mission.
“Creating safe spaces, including digital and communication spaces, is imperative for a prosperous Africa and I am inspired to join Truecaller and other change makers to build that reality for my continent.”
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