Mr. Emeka Oparah, former Airtel Nigeria Director, today resumed as Airtel Africa Plc’s Vice President Corporate Communications & CSR following his promotion at the mobile telephony group owned by India’s Bharti Airtel.
Oparah, who was at different times Director and Vice President, Corporate Communications & CSR at the Nigerian mobile business unit of Airtel, was managing various teams responsible for Public Relations, Internal Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility for the last 19 and half years at Airtel Nigeria, according to his bio.
The new Vice President Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Africa Plc, who resumed in his new role today at the mobile phone group’s office in Dubai, UAE, according to his Linked post seen today by Technology Times.
For the celebrated Nigerian PR professional and public speaker, his new role at Airtel Africa will see him take charge of Reputation and Perception management including Public Relations, Internal Communications, Media Relations, Corporate Events and Sponsorships, Social Media Management, and Crisis Management.
“From Nigeria to Africa…!!!”, Oparah says in the message, “Today, after 19 and a half years in Airtel Nigeria, I formally resumed a new position in Dubai, UAE, as the Vice President Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Africa Plc, with responsibility for 14 countries.”
According to him, “To all who supported me along the way as I journeyed in my career, I will forever be in debt of gratitude. All the glory goes to The Great Architect Of The Universe!”
Emeka Oparah: A Biodata
Emeka Oparah has over 25 years of consistent communications practice spanning journalism, advertising, public relations, events, sponsorships, and corporate social responsibility.
He is one of Nigeria’s leading experts in crisis communication, leadership transition, and rebranding. He is reputed for managing the ownership and management crisis, seven leadership changes, and six brand name changes in one of the leading telecommunications companies in Nigeria.
As Vice President Corporate Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility, he leads the team that develops the strategies and executes various activities in the management of media relations, social media communications, consumer affairs, internal communications, government relations and social investments.
He has deep, high-level knowledge of the working of the local and international media, government and regulatory agencies and also maintain a wide network of contacts and friends in the media, social media, various state governments and the Federal Government as well as the Nigerian Parliament (the National Assembly).
He graduated BA (Hons.) top of his class in Mass Communications of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1990 and holds a post-graduate Diploma in International Public Relations. His career covers stints in Patine Communications (1991-1992); Candid Communications (1992-1992); Richland Communications (1992-1994); Cadbury Nigeria (1994-2002) and Airtel Nigeria (2002-2015).
A member of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA); International Association of Business Communicators (IABC); Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), he has attended numerous courses locally and internationally in Communications, Management, and Leadership.
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