Rlg appoints Country Manager

Rlg Group, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) assembling plant, has appointed Mr Tara Squire as Country Manager for RLG Communications Ghana Ltd, effective July 22, 2013.

He takes over from Mr Roland Agambire who becomes the Group Chief Executive for the Rlg Group.

Mr Agambire, however, remains the group chairman and chairs the board of directors of the Rlg Group.

A statement issued by the Group Head, Legal & Corporate Affairs & Executive Secretary to the Group Chairman, Mr Prosper Harrison Addo, said Mr Squire had more than 10 years of experience in marketing and business development in the financial and telecommunication services.

He brings to this role a blend of product and brand growth ability and marketing strategy. His thorough knowledge of trade marketing, sales, brand management combined with his disciplined, structured and analytical approach to business makes him very capable of driving market share and providing a composed reassuring leadership to the team.

Prior to joining Rlg Ghana, Mr Squire was Head of Consumer Marketing at Vodafone, where he tripled Consumer Mobile Data Revenue, achieved 20 per cent growth in new customer numbers and transformed the consumer marketing team.

He also doubled VAS/Data revenue and is expected to focus on strengthening Rlg Ghana’s product and market footprint with a view to expanding the product mix in the Ghanaian market.