Telco strongman Philip Besiimire has been appointed Managing Director for Vodacom Tanzania effective October 15th 2022.
He will be reporting to Diego Gutierrez – Chief Officer; International Business.
Phillip Joins Vodacom from MTN South Africa where he was Chief Sales, Distribution and Regional Operations Officer since 2019.
He held senior roles at MTN including Executive Regional Operations in South Africa, Chief Executive Officer in South Sudan, Chief Marketing Officer in Zambia, and Chief Marketing Officer and Acting Chief Executive Officer in Swaziland (Eswatini).
How Ecobank is Betting on Inclusive, Tech-Powered Learning in Uganda“Friends, my time at MTN has come to an end. I take a moment to pause and reflect on all the awesome MTNers I’ve worked with. It’s been an absolute pleasure serving customers, collaborating with stakeholders and working with each MTNer all these years. Together, MTN accomplished great things over the many years. I am proud to have been even a small part of that success. It has been a real pleasure in every respect,” Philip says on LinkedIn.
He has over 15 years of experience in leadership and commercial execution (marketing, consumer enterprise and mobile financial services) working with one of the largest telco companies in Africa.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Netherlands and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Makerere University Kampala.
