IHS has appointed Rhys Phillip as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr Phillip joins IHS from Ernst & Young where he was Partner and Global Head of Transaction Advisory Services for the Telecommunications Sector.
In addition to advising tower businesses on many of the African transactions since 2007 – particularly focusing on deals in Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda – Phillip led cross border transactions for leading operators, infrastructure businesses, financial investors and Managed Service Providers. Prior to Ernst & Young, Mr Phillip led M&A transactions in house for Vodafone and BT Group and spent a number of years in Investment Banking in the UK and Europe.
