Africa Internet Group face shake-up with e-commerce MDs in Nigeria

Major e-commerce backer Africa Internet Group (AIG) has quietly faced an overhaul of leadership of its online shopping plays in Nigeria. Already, the Rocket Internet affiliate has completed the replacement of the heads of Kaymu, Jovago, Easy Taxi and Lamudi. Interestingly, the heads of these companies are choosing to remain in Nigeria.

By Paul Adepoju

3 Dec 2015

Marek Zmyslowski, MD of .

Marek Zmyslowski, MD of Jovago.com. LinkedIn

In Ocotber, Marek Zmyslowski was replaced to ensure his new enterprise, Jovago, becomes the next big thing in online hotel bookings in Africa. And with the support of AIG, the platform is on its way to achieving that. But several weeks ago, news emerged that he had been replaced with Kushal Dutta as the MD at Jovago Nigeria.

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