{{Short description|Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria}} '''Karl Olutokun Toriola''' is a Nigerian business leader. He is the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-12 |title=MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola Speaks to ARISE on the Telecom Giant's 20th Anniversary |url=https://www.arise.tv/mtn-nigeria-ceo-karl-toriola-speaks-to-arise-on-the-telecom-giants-20th-anniversary/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Arise News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=MTN apology and 'gift' message to customers sake of downtime spark reactions |work=BBC News Pidgin |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-58947329 |access-date=2022-05-19}}</ref>
== Background == Toriola holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and a Master of Science degree in communication systems from University of Wales, Swansea, UK.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Philip|first=Alfred Tobi |date=2022-03-26 |title=Meet Karl Toriola, MTN's amiable boss |url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/03/26/meet-karl-toriola-mtns-amiable-boss/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Nairametrics |language=en-US}}</ref>
He worked at Ericsson Nigeria in 2000 as Support and Integration Manager and moved to Econet Nigeria in 2003 as Deputy Chief Technical officer rising to become Chief Operations Officer at then Vmobile Nigeria (now Airtel).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-07-02 |title=Karl Toriola:Connecting Nigerians One City at a Time |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/07/02/karl-toriola-connecting-nigerians-one-city-at-a-time/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |newspaper=This Day|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-10-26 |title=Meet Karl Toriola, MTN Nigeria's new CEO |url=https://businessday.ng/short-take/article/meet-karl-toriola-mtn-nigerias-new-ceo/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-05-19 |newspaper=BusinessDay|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2006 Toriola joined MTN Nigeria as Chief Technical Officer. He was appointed CEO of MTN Congo Brazzaville in 2011 and subsequently, CEO MTN Cameroon in the same year. He went on to become Vice President of MTN Group's WECA (West and Central Africa) for 5 years until he was announced CEO of MTN Nigeria in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-10-26 |title=MTN Nigeria appoints Karl Toriola as new CEO |url=https://www.thecable.ng/mtn-nigeria-appoints-karl-toriola-as-new-ceo |access-date=2022-05-19 |newspaper=TheCable|language=en-US}}</ref>
He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, a member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, and the Institute of Directors. He is on the 12th Governing Council of the Lagos State University, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-10-26 |title=MTN names new CEO to replace Ferdi Moolman |url=https://punchng.com/mtn-names-new-ceo-to-replace-ferdi-moolman/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |newspaper=The Punch|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lagos State University |url=https://lasu.edu.ng/home/council/?id=22}}</ref>
== Personal life == He is a native of Modakeke, a town in Ife East local government area, Osun state, Karl Toriola is a Prince to the current king of Modakeke town in person of Oba Joseph Olubiyi Toriola, also known as the Ogunsua of Modakeke, in his native land he owns many business entity including Cameron Hotel along Ibadan-express way, ile-ife, Osun state. Karl is married and has one child, Damilola Karla Toriola.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Karl Toriola: A Peek into His Private Life - THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/11/13/karl-toriola-a-peek-into-his-private-life |access-date=2023-11-07 |newspaper=This Day|language=en}}</ref>
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