Multichoice Nigeria has mourned its Chief Customer Officer and former General Manager, Martin Mabutho, who passed away on Tuesday.

Mabutho died at the age of 47 in Cape Town after a brief illness.

Reacting to the development, CEO of the entertainment giant, John Ugbe, said that the deceased would be missed.

“Martin was not just a colleague but a very close friend and most trusted adviser,” said.

“He was well loved by everyone for his energy and hard-work, his warmth, good humour and the creativity and positive attitude he always brought to the team. He will be greatly missed.

“He will be greatly missed, he gave his best and ensured a very good atmosphere of team work amongst the staff.

“Mabutho joined MultiChoice Botswana as a Customer Service Supervisor in 1999, and later became a Brand Manager at MNet in 2003.

“He led the Marketing and Sales effort for DStv Mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa before his appointment as MultiChoice Nigeria’s General Manager, Sales and Marketing in 2013.

“In 2018, he was appointed Chief Customer Officer, responsible for driving the MultiChoice Nigeria customer group strategy.”