The MTN Group has appointed seasoned telecom executive, Mulinge Sylvia as the next Chief Executive Officer for MTN Uganda. When she assumes office, on 1st October 2022, she will be MTN’s first female Chief Executive Officer. But who is she? MTN Group President and CEO, Ralph Mupita, has described the present Safaricom PLC. Sylvia, Chief Consumer Business Officer at Safaricom PLC, is a “seasoned executive” who “brings with her a passion for transforming customers’ lives using technology.” According to her LinkedIn profile, she is an all-around telecom expert who has spent nearly 15 years at Safaricom PLC, a USD15 billion…
PROFILE: Who is Mulinge Sylvia, the incoming MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer?

Mulinge Sylvia, a seasoned telecom executive who has spent 15 years at Safaricom PLC, a USD15 billion out-of-Kenya telecom behemoth. Shareholders will be looking up to her, to keep an aggressive yet penny-wise Airtel Uganda at bay.




