Pay television service provider, StarTimes has appointed David Zhang as the new chief executive officer of the firm in the country.
His appointment which takes immediate effect comes as the tenure of Mr Justin Zhang ended last month.
Its Public Relations and Communications Manager, Kunmi Balogun, in a statement, said David brings over two decades of experience in B2B and B2C capacity in both China and Africa, with a special interest in consumer and revenue growth management.
David will lead the team in scaling the impact of the foundation laid by his predecessor which has seen a rise in subscriber base and new innovations in the country’s’ pay-tv industry.
Until his appointment, David was the CEO of StarTimes in Kenya. Before then, he had worked in management capacity in Nigeria for over three years between 2011 and 2014, before leaving to head StarTimes business in the East African nation.
In another development, the Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, has committed to building a solid partnership with the business women and men in Alaba International Market, Lagos.
In his congratulatory message to mark the market’s 40th anniversary, Akinwuntan noted that Ecobank will continue innovating more payment and financial solutions to best serve the traders.
Akinwuntan disclosed that the bank has designated Alaba market as an EcobankPay zone, meaning patrons of the market, Ecobank and non-Ecobank Account holders, have more easy, secure and convenient ways to pay when they visit the market.
EcobankPay’s unique offering for traders and their customers is that anyone from any bank in Nigeria can pay with MasterPass, mVISA and mCASH with any phone by scanning QR code or using USSD. Traders can now enjoy more possibilities to grow their business as they can also sell to customers with EcobankPay in 32 countries in Africa
“We celebrate with our esteemed traders in Alaba on this occasion of their 40th anniversary. We treasure our long-standing relationship and want to assure them that we will continue to work tirelessly to delight them with our service and grow with them.