MTN Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

MTN Group's CEO is Ralph Mupita, appointed in Sep 2020, has a tenure of 4.58 years. total yearly compensation is ZAR91.96M, comprised of 20.4% salary and 79.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.065% of the company’s shares, worth $7.21M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 6.8 years respectively.

Key information

Ralph Mupita

Chief executive officer

R92.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage20.4%
CEO tenure4.6yrs
CEO ownership0.06%
Management average tenure4.3yrs
Board average tenure6.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ralph Mupita's remuneration changed compared to MTN Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024R92mR19m

-R10b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-R9b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-R7b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-R2b

Dec 31 2023R63mR18m

R4b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

R10b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

R15b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

R17b

Dec 31 2022R77mR16m

R19b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

R19b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

R19b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

R16b

Dec 31 2021R63mR8m

R14b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

R11b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

R8b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

R12b

Dec 31 2020R31mR12m

R17b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

R17b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

R17b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

R13b

Dec 31 2019R66mR9m

R9b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

R9b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

R9b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

R9b

Dec 31 2018R23mR8m

R9b

Compensation vs Market: Ralph's total compensation ($USD4.92M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.35M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ralph's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Ralph Mupita (52 yo)

4.6yrs

Tenure

R91,955,000

Compensation

Mr. Ralph Tendai Mupita, BSc (Hons)(Eng.), MBA, GMP (Harvard), serves as Non-Executive Director of MTN Nigeria Communications PLC since April 13, 2017. He served as a Non-Executive Director at Scancom Plc...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ralph Mupita
Group President4.6yrsR91.96m0.065%
$ 7.2m
Tsholofelo B. Molefe
Group CFO & Executive Director4yrsR35.60m0.0056%
$ 624.7k
Ebenezer Asante
Senior Vice President of Markets3.2yrsR49.32mno data
Karl Toriola
Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria4.1yrsR43.32mno data
Charles Molapisi
Chief Executive Officer of MTN South Africa3.3yrsR31.56m0.0029%
$ 326.3k
Mazen Mroue
CEO of MTN Digital Infrastructure & Group Chief Technology and Information Officer3.2yrsno datano data
Kelebogile Modise
Group Chief Legal & Regulatory Affairs Officer5.7yrsR11.89mno data
Paul Norman
Group Chief Human Resources Officer28.3yrsR17.64m0.0082%
$ 913.1k
Suren Sooklal
Group Chief Business Risk Officer10.2yrsR4.61mno data
Rahul De
CEO of MTN Liberia Lonestar Cell & Chief Marketing Officer of Nigeria9.7yrsno datano data
Ferdinand Moolman
Group Chief Risk Officer4.1yrsR23.59mno data
Kholekile Ndamase
Group Chief M&A and Business Development Officer8.6yrsno datano data

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MTNO.F's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ralph Mupita
Group President8yrsR91.96m0.065%
$ 7.2m
Tsholofelo B. Molefe
Group CFO & Executive Director4yrsR35.60m0.0056%
$ 624.7k
Stanley Miller
Independent Non-Executive Director8.7yrsR5.25m0%
$ 0
Nkululeko Sowazi
Independent Non-Executive Director8.7yrsR2.54mno data
Sindisiwe Mabaso-Koyana
Independent Non-Executive Director4.6yrsR2.93m0.000040%
$ 4.5k
Vincent Rague
Independent Non-Executive Director5.8yrsR5.79mno data
Mcebisi Jonas
Independent Non-Executive Chairman6.8yrsR7.37mno data
Khotso D. Mokhele
Independent Non-Executive Director6.8yrsR2.84mno data
Sanusi Lamido A. Sanusi
Independent Non-Executive Director5.8yrsR5.07mno data
Thabo Mbeki
Chair of International Advisory Boardno datano datano data
John Kufuor
Member of International Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Aisha Abdullahi
Member of International Advisory Boardno datano datano data

6.8yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MTNO.F's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/28 06:49
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/24 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

MTN Group Limited is covered by 25 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jonathan BradleyAbsa Bank Limited
Niel VenterAbsa Bank Limited
Sameera CassimAfrifocus Securities (Pty) Ltd.