Mobile operator MTC this week announced the appointment of António Miguel Ferreira Geraldes as its new managing director with effect from 17 September.
Geraldes replaces Antonio Ferreira, the company’s managing director for the past 12 months, who recently returned to Portugal for personal and family reasons.

António Miguel Ferreira Geraldes, the new managing director of MTC.

Geraldes is a professional engineer, who brings over 10 years experience in the telecommunications sector to MTC. He has mainly worked for TMN, a mobile operator, which is part of the Portugal Telecom stable.
MTC said in a statement that amongst his key achievements to date, Geraldes boasts a remarkable growth in revenues of 82% during the past 12 months alone as the Head of the TMN Data and Contents Unit.
“As Head of the illustrious management team at MTC, we will ensure that MTC maintains its market leadership position in the newly competitive Namibian mobile market. Namibian consumers are poised for very exciting times ahead and we will ensure that we provide world-class, future proof technologies and communications solutions that are relevant to the Namibian market,” said Geraldes.
Geraldes holds an MBA from OPorto Business School (EGP), a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering from Coimbra University and a Bachelor Degree in Electrotechnical Engineering from the Military Institute “Pupilos do Exército”. He is married with two children.
During 2006, the sale of 34% MTC shares to a strategic/technical partner was concluded with Portugal Telecom, which also holds a management contract.
MTC was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Namibia Post and Telecommunications Holdings (NPTH), Telia and Swedfund.