Dakar – Sonatel’s Board of Directors has introduced the appointment of Brelotte BA as Chief Executive Officer of the Sonatel Group.
Brelotte BA will succeed Sékou DRAME, whose mandate ends on July 31, 2025.
The Board of Directors of Sonatel thanked Sékou DRAME for his dedication, and considerable contributions to the event of the corporate since his appointment in 2018 as Chief Executive Officer.
Brelotte BA, who will take up his place on August 1st, 2025, has 24 years {of professional} expertise within the telecommunications sector.
He was, since 2022, Deputy Managing Director of Orange Middle East Africa.
Brelotte BA has spent most of his skilled profession inside the Sonatel Group the place he held essential positions, notably:
- Management Controller of the Sonatel group (2003 – 2007)
- Director of Commercial Marketing and Communications for Orange Guinea (2007-2008),
- General Manager of Orange Bissau (2008-2011),
- Director of Operators and International Relations at Sonatel (2011-2012),
- General Manager of Orange Guinea (2017-2018),
- General Manager of Orange Mali (2018-2022).
Brelotte BA additionally held the place of Managing Director of Orange Niger (2012-2017).
Brelotte BA is a graduate engineer from the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris, and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
The Board of Directors congratulates Brelotte BA on his appointment and desires him each success in his new duties.
Brelotte BA will be capable of depend on the help of the Board of Directors for Sonatel to take care of its management and stay a key participant within the growth of the digital economic system and digital transformation in Africa.
