Ralph Mupita

Group President and Chief Executive Officer, MTN Group

Ralph Mupita is Group President and Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group, in the role since September 2020.

Re-elected to the GSMA board in October 2026 for 2027 and 2028.

In the job

  1. Announced plan to take full ownership of IHS Holding (from 24.7%); IHS shareholders approved 4 Aug 2026, regulatory approvals pending. Source

  2. Reported FY2025 results and launched Ambition 2030 platform strategy. Source

Career before

  1. CEO, Old Mutual Emerging Markets
  2. 2017-2020Group Chief Financial Officer, MTN Group

Education

BSc (Hons) Engineering and MBA (University of Cape Town); General Management Programme (Harvard Business School)

Sources

  1. mtn.com
  2. techcentral.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za
  4. ewn.co.za
  5. engineeringnews.co.za
  6. mtn.com
  7. businessday.co.za
  8. en.wikipedia.org

Facts last checked 2 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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