By Our Reporter
Vodafone Uganda has appointed John Ndego as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from 11th July 2016. He replaces Allan Richardson, who returns to the Afrimax Group office in preparation for the next market take offs following the recent launch of operations in Ghana and Zambia.
Ndego is a driven, passionate, people oriented and entrepreneurial business leader whose experience spans 26 years in Telecoms, FMCG, Advertising and Public Relations in seven countries.
He has previously worked as Managing Director, Airtel Congo Brazzaville and Airtel Burkina Faso, Group Commercial Director Zain Africa and also held various senior management positions within Nestlé in Nigeria, Benin and Togo.
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Vodafone believes the company is well placed to take advantage of the opportunities and to benefit more broadly from Ndego’s considerable commercial and strategic experience.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Maiduguri University in Nigeria and has attended Leadership, Strategy, and Management programs at the London Business School, Harvard University and HEC Paris. He is an alumni of the Leadership program from INSEAD Singapore.
