Wim, the ex-MTN Uganda CEO who quadrupled profits in 6 years, appointed Safaricom Ethiopia CEO

Hardly a year into his new role as Operating Executive for the MTN Group’s WECA Markets of Liberia, Guinea-Conakry, Guinea-Bissau, and Congo-Brazzaville, Wim Vanhellepute, has been picked by Safaricom Plc, to head its Ethiopian unit⏤ Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc. The Ethiopian unit is owned by Safaricom Plc, Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group, Sumitomo Corporation and British International Investment (formerly known as CDC Group) and was licensed on 9 July 2021.   According to an official announcement by Safaricom Group on its social channels, Wim will replace Anwar Soussa as CEO, effective 1st September 2023.  It is not clear why Anwar, Safaricom…

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Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.