MTN Appoints Andrew Savage in Supply Chain Shift
MTN Group has made a decisive leadership move in one of its most strategically important functions. Andrew Savage now leads the group’s global sourcing and supply chain operations. His mandate is broad, and his timing matters.
MTN Group announced the appointment of Andrew Savage as Executive: Global Sourcing and Supply Chain, effective 1 May 2026.
In addition, Savage is not new to the function. He most recently led the Group’s Procurement Excellence function and provided executive oversight of the GSSC function in an acting capacity.
This appointment formalises a leadership role Savage had already been shaping. He has served in global sourcing and supply chain roles at MTN since March 2015, building strategic leadership in operational excellence across the group’s markets.
What the MTN Andrew Savage Supply Chain Mandate Involves
The brief covers more than routine procurement. In his new role, Andrew will lead MTN’s global sourcing and supply chain operations. His mandate is to build a resilient, agile, and integrated supply chain that supports the group’s strategy, strengthens value creation, and accelerates digital and sustainable procurement practices.
Over the years, Andrew has led several strategic initiatives across MTN’s markets, including the digitalisation of procurement processes, operating model transformation, and the advancement of sustainable value creation across the group’s procurement ecosystem.
However, this role carries added importance given the current African telecoms environment. MTN operates across more than 20 markets in Africa and the Middle East. Therefore, supply chain resilience is not simply an operational issue. It is a competitive and regulatory one.
Congratulating him on his appointment, MTN Group CFO Tsholofelo Molefe said: “I am confident that under his leadership, procurement and supply chain will continue to be a key strategic enabler for MTN.”
As a result, Savage takes on a role that sits at the intersection of cost management, sustainability goals, and digital transformation. MTN has been pushing its Ambition 2025 strategy, which emphasises platform businesses and fintech expansion across its markets.
Meanwhile, supply chain stability directly supports those ambitions. Because telecoms infrastructure requires consistent access to hardware, software, and services, any disruption carries network-level consequences across millions of subscribers.
The MTN Andrew Savage supply chain appointment is a signal. MTN is treating procurement not as a back-office function, but as a frontline strategic driver for the next phase of growth across Africa and the Middle East.
