Millicom (Tigo) Board of Directors Appoints Marcelo Benitez as CEO
Luxembourg, April 25, 2024 – Millicom announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Marcelo Benitez as CEO of Millicom, effective June 1, 2024. Benitez has had a distinguished career with Millicom, having joined the company in Paraguay nearly 30 years ago and risen through the Company's ranks to his most recent role as CEO of TIGO Panama.
Benitez's selection completes the final phase of a succession planning and selection process, which included a thorough evaluation of internal and external candidates to ensure that the company's next CEO possesses the vision, experience, talent and leadership qualities necessary to deliver on Millicom's strategic plans. "After an extensive evaluation, it is clear to our Board that Marcelo is the right person to lead Millicom into the future", indicated Mauricio Ramos, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Under Marcelo's leadership, TIGO Panama completed the successful integration of Cable Onda and Movistar Panama to become the country's leading provider of telecom services. Prior to this, Benitez held the position of Vice President for the Central America Region, where he oversaw the Company's operations across Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. His career with TIGO has also included roles as CEO of TIGO El Salvador and CEO of Tigo Business (TIGO's B2B operation), among others. Benitez holds an MBA from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a BBA from Pacific University, and a leadership program at Stanford University.
Ramos said, "We congratulate Marcelo on his appointment, and the entire Board looks forward to partnering with him and the leadership team as we execute on our strategic initiatives. Marcelo has the right experience and skills, as well as a deep understanding of the Company and of the Sangre Tigo culture that defines it."
As planned in the transition process, and subject to shareholder approval at the AGM currently scheduled for May 23, 2024, Mauricio Ramos will continue as Chair of the Board of Directors of Millicom. In addition, Ramos will continue to perform key executive roles, overseeing external stakeholder relations, including government relations, joint venture partners, M&A, and legal, governance and regulatory matters.
Also subject to shareholder approval at the AGM, Maxime Lombardini will join the Board of Directors of Millicom. "We are excited that Maxime will bring his extensive experience and track record in leading telecom businesses to the Millicom Board. His knowledge of Millicom is already tremendous and his contributions to cost control and increased profitability have already been very positively impactful. We all look forward to continuing to work closely with Maxime", indicated Ramos. Lombardini will continue in his position as President and COO until year-end to support Marcelo Benitez and ensure a continued smooth transition with a strong focus on cost savings, de-leveraging and increased profitability.
Millicom(Tigo)董事會任命馬塞洛·貝尼特斯爲首席執行官
盧森堡,2024 年 4 月 25 日——Millicom今天宣佈,其董事會已任命馬塞洛·貝尼特斯爲 Millicom 首席執行官,自 2024 年 6 月 1 日起生效。貝尼特斯在Millicom有着傑出的職業生涯,他在將近30年前在巴拉圭加入該公司,並在公司晉升到最近擔任TIGO巴拿馬首席執行官的職位。
貝尼特斯的甄選完成了繼任計劃和甄選過程的最後階段,其中包括對內部和外部候選人的全面評估,以確保公司的下一任首席執行官具備實現Millicom戰略計劃所需的願景、經驗、人才和領導素質。公司董事會主席毛裏西奧·拉莫斯表示:“經過廣泛評估,董事會很清楚馬塞洛是領導Millicom走向未來的合適人選。”
在馬塞洛的領導下,巴拿馬TIGO成功完成了對Cable Onda和Movistar Panama的整合,成爲該國領先的電信服務提供商。在此之前,貝尼特斯曾擔任中美洲地區副總裁,負責監督公司在洪都拉斯、薩爾瓦多、哥斯達黎加、尼加拉瓜和巴拿馬的業務。他在TIGO的職業生涯還包括擔任薩爾瓦多TIGO首席執行官和Tigo Business(TIGO的B2B業務)首席執行官等。貝尼特斯擁有智利天主教大學的工商管理碩士學位、太平洋大學的工商管理學士學位和斯坦福大學的領導力課程。
拉莫斯說:“我們祝賀馬塞洛獲得任命,整個董事會都期待與他和領導團隊合作,共同執行我們的戰略舉措。Marcelo擁有正確的經驗和技能,並且對公司和定義公司的Sangre Tigo文化有着深刻的理解。”
按照過渡過程中的計劃,毛裏西奧·拉莫斯將繼續擔任Millicom董事會主席,但須經目前定於2024年5月23日舉行的股東周年大會的股東批准。此外,拉莫斯將繼續擔任關鍵高管職務,監督外部利益相關者關係,包括政府關係、合資夥伴、併購以及法律、治理和監管事務。
同樣須經股東在股東周年大會上批准,馬克西姆·隆巴迪尼將加入Millicom的董事會。“我們很高興Maxime將把他在領先電信業務方面的豐富經驗和往績帶到Millicom董事會。他對Millicom的了解已經非常豐富,他對成本控制和提高盈利能力的貢獻已經產生了非常積極的影響。我們都期待着繼續與Maxime密切合作”,拉莫斯表示。隆巴迪尼將繼續擔任總裁兼首席運營官至年底,以支持馬塞洛·貝尼特斯並確保持續平穩過渡,重點關注成本節約、去槓桿化和提高盈利能力。