9mobile, one of the mobile telecoms companies in Nigeria, has appointed Stjepan Udovicic as the Chief Commercial Officer of the company. Stjepan joins the company from Axiata Group Berhad and its operating company in Cambodia (Smart)
Stjepan possesses vast international experience working in the telecoms, technology and service sectors in Asia, Europe, and the USA, with extensive management and leadership experience in different markets and diverse cultural contexts, having led various multinational teams in Cambodia, Croatia, Indonesia, Slovenia, Romania, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the USA.
His Product Development expertise traverses Competitive Insight, User Acceptance testing, product design, product pricing and Customer Relationship Management with an emphasis on product delivery and propagation into target touch-point ecosystems, including physical and digital interfaces.
Commenting on Udovicic’s appointment, Alan Sinfield, 9mobile CEO, “Stjepan is a thoroughbred professional with a can-do spirit which is at the core of who we are at 9mobile. We are an adventurous brand, always pushing the limits of innovation, so Stjepan has come right into his home.”
“I am confident he will play a significant role in further strengthening 9mobile’s market position in Nigeria’s competitive telecommunications industry,” he said.
Stjepan Udovicic stated “that he was delighted to join 9mobile as the CCO and was looking forward to using his expertise to further accelerate access to quality products and services for telecoms subscribers in Nigeria”.
Before joining Axiata Group, Stjepan Udovicic was engaged at Orange Romania as Marketing Director, in charge of products and services, digital, brand, and pricing.
He had also worked with Etisalat as Customer Experience Director, spending time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), trading as 9mobile has recently been recruiting seasoned professionals to revive the company as a new board took over the company in November 2018. The company appointed Alan Sinfield, the new CEO, in June 2020.
