Peter joined Safaricom on April 1st, 2020. He is an experienced Board level leader with a wealth of experience in General Management, Commercial and Business Strategy, Sales and Finance Operations, having spent over 25 years in various roles within the Financial Services and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sectors in Africa and Europe.

He holds an MBA from the London Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Nairobi. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).

In his most recent role, Peter was responsible for Diageo PLC operations in 50 countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and North Africa regions. Previously, he served as CEO in Guinness Nigeria PLC and Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC, transforming the two operations to deliver double-digit growth by investing in people, introducing new brands, and re-organizing the businesses.

As a Chief Executive in several markets within the Diageo Group, Peter demonstrated the ability to transform businesses and organizations to deliver superior results. He has a real passion for delivering value to customers (with his principle of customer first), investing in talent, and getting things done.

Peter served for eight years across a range of senior Executive Director roles at East Africa Breweries Limited (a Diageo subsidiary) based in Nairobi. Serving as the Group Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Group Strategy Director, Sales Director, and as an Executive Director on the EABL Board, he was part of the team that saw the EABL business more than doubled in value – and winning the coveted Most Respected Business Award in East Africa for five years in a row.

Peter is credited with the development of an affordable-beer strategy for EABL resulting in the production of new brands such as Senator beer which became one of the of the most successful innovations by Diageo. He started his career at PwC, the global consulting firm, where he worked for 11 years. Peter draws his inspiration, in particular from his early upbringing laying the foundations for his strong value set, from his teachers and the legendary Dr. Geoffrey Griffin - the late founder of Starehe Boys Centre- his alma mater, and his parents.

Dilip, who joined Safaricom as the Chief Finance Officer in November 2020, has more than 29 years of experience in Finance, spanning various industries including Telecoms, Financial Services and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Engineering in international and multi-cultural environments. Dilip has a proven track record of building competent teams, improving performance, business turnaround, simplification, and digitization.

His Division is responsible for the overall financial planning, management, and oversight of the organization.

 Previously, he was the CFO with DTAC Thailand, a part of the Telenor Group, since 2017.  Prior DTAC he was the CFO of Grameenphone Bangladesh, a role that he held for three years.  Before Grameenphone, Dilip held various finance roles in Vodafone India in Mumbai, rising to the role of EVP Finance. He has also held senior finance roles in other organizations, namely Hutchinson Essar, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages and Tata Tinplate.

 Dilip has held Board positions in various institutions including Carousell, Singapore (leading online classified company of South Asia), Tele Assets, Thailand (DTAC subsidiary), Accenture Bangladesh (joint venture of Accenture and Telenor) Indus Tower (JV with Bharti Airtel and Idea) and Vodafone Essar Spacetel Ltd (Vodafone India subsidiary).

 Dilip has a Master’s in Commerce from Calcutta University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Goennka College of Commerce. He is a Chartered accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost Accountant from Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

Linda is a qualified advocate with over 19 years' experience, and is currently a Senior Legal Counsel at Safaricom PLC, where she provides legal and corporate governance support to Safaricom PLC, the M-PESA Foundation and Safaricom's investment vehicles into Ethiopia. Prior to joining Safaricom PLC, Linda worked at Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews as a commercial and litigation lawyer.

Linda is a Certified Public Secretary and holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi, a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management from the United States International University (USIU) and a Master of Laws Degree in Commercial Law from the University of Nairobi. She is a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths. Linda is also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya, the Women on Boards Network and the Law Society of Kenya.

Shameel is the CEO of Vodacom Group since September 2012. He is a former CEO of Vodafone Spain. He was previously the Managing Director of Vodacom South Africa from March 2005 to March 2011 prior to taking up the position as CEO of Vodafone Spain. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Vodacom Service Provider Company from September 2000 to February 2005, and Managing Director of Vodacom Equipment Company from 1998. Shameel served on the Vodacom Group Board from 2000 until March 2011, when he was seconded to Spain. He was re-appointed to the Vodacom Group Board in September 2012 after his return from Spain.

Ms Ogega has extensive experience spanning over 25 years advising and managing both large, complex organizations and emerging startup ventures. 

 In recognition of her contribution to the economic development of the country, she was awarded the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) in 2005. 

Ms Ogega, is the Managing Director of Bloom Consultancy Limited. She is currently a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, the Institute of Directors of Kenya, the African Leadership Initiative and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya.  She is a Certified Hogan Lead Assessor, an Executive Coach and a Member of the Academy of Executive Coaches.

Ms Raisibe Morathi was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Vodacom group with effect from 1st November 2020. She joined Vodacom from the Nedbank Group where she had been the Group Chief Financial Officer since September 2009.

She has a cumulative 26 years’ experience in Financial Services in various large corporates in South Africa, including Nedbank Group, Sanlam Group and the industrial Development Corporation. Raisibe was also the patron of its Women’s Forum, demonstrating her commitment to the development of women and young people.

Raisibe Morathi is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and has also completed an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) with INSEAD (France). She also holds a Higher Diploma in Taxation (Wits University) and is currently pursuing a Masters in Philosophy (Corporate Strategy) at GIBS.

Ms Winnie Ouko was appointed Non-Executive Director on 10^th February 2021. She has over 25 years of professional finance, strategy and board level experience, serving corporates and non-profits in Africa, Europe and the US.

 She is the founder and CEO of Lattice Consulting (member of Larive International, nl), a Kenya-based boutique advisory firm committed to propelling its clients to growth via strategy and finance advisory and corporate training.

 Winnie’s career includes a stint as an Associate Director at Standard and Poor’s in New York, and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Nairobi.

 She sits on the Board of the Kenya Pooled Water Fund, has served on the board of Absa (Kenya), chairing the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee; and has been a Trustee for the Worldwide Fund for Nature, Switzerland (which oversees 70+ programs and country offices around the world), chairing the Audit and Risk Committee.

 She is a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and is a leadership adviser with Adaptive Change Advisors, (NY). Winnie has an MBA from Cornell University (NY), a BComm from the University of Nairobi, and is a CPA (K).

Dr. Kandie is a finance specialist with over 20 years of strategic leadership and management experience in senior leadership positions in the financial services industry. She is currently the Director, Parastatal Reforms (Financial) at the National Treasury and Planning, where she leads Parastatal Reforms that are geared towards reducing fiscal pressures by making public spending more efficient and transparent.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University  of Nairobi, a Masters of Business Administration from Murdoch University in Western Australia and a Doctorate in Business Administration (Finance) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. Dr Karen Kandie is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Investment and Financial Analyst. She is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Kenya) and the Institute of Investment and Financial Analysts of Kenya.

Murielle Lorilloux has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director in the Board, with effect from 23^rd August 2023.

Murielle is currently the Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer of Vodacom Group and a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to this, she worked for Vodafone Group in the United Kingdom as an Executive Business Director for Europe Cluster markets and Vodafone Business International from July 2021 to 31 March 2023.

She has previously also held the positions of CEO and President of the board of Vodafone Romania (2017-2021) and Managing Director of Vodacom DRC (2014-2017).

Prior to this, Murielle held various senior management roles with Orascom Telecom Algeria, Wana Corporate and Capgemini.

Murielle has over 25 years’ experience in General management, commercial (B2C & B2B), strategy and consulting experience in telecommunications across African and European markets.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics (Management and Marketing) from the Paris Nanterre University and a Masters’ Degree in Business Management and Strategy from the ESCP Business School. She also participated in the MBA exchange programme with the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. (Eng.) John Kipngetich Mosonik, CBS, EBS has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director in the Board, with effect from 23^rd August 2023.

Dr. (Eng.) Mosonik is an astute technocrat with executive experience in both public and private sector administration spanning 35 years. He has a rich career profile stretching across industries from Engineering practice in the Telecom sector to serving as a Principal Secretary in the State Department for Infrastructure and the Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining.

He holds a Doctoral Degree in Business Administration (DBA) - Strategic Leadership from Northcentral University (USA) and a PhD in Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Moi University, Kenya. He also holds Postgraduate Degrees in Digital Transformation, Strategic Focus, Finance and Business Administration from renowned international universities; and Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering/Telecommunication from the University of Nairobi. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (FIEK) and a registered member of the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK). 

Mr. Ludlow is currently the Group Reward and Policy Director-Human Resources at Vodafone Group Services Limited and is responsible for the strategic design, planning, management, and communication of the company's short term and long-term incentive reward plans. He also provides remuneration and governance advice to all Vodafone group entities.

Mr. Ludlow holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Pure Mathematics from the University of Wales, Swansea and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales ACCA.

Stanley was the Finance & Strategy Director and a member of the Board at Guinness Nigeria PLC. He has been in Diageo for over 13 years where he held various senior roles in Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Prior to joining Diageo, Stanley spent eight years in Deloitte in tax consultancy in Kenya and Ethiopia and has also worked at Barcelona Bank Kenya as Head of Business Performance Analytics & Tax.  He is a graduate of University of Nairobi and a qualified accountant.

Miyashita, a Japanese national, has vast experience in telecommunication having worked for Sumitomo Corporation for over 30 years as the General Manager of the Smart Communication Platform Business Division. He also sits on the board of multiple telecom companies in various countries such as Myanmar, Guam (USA), Uzbekistan, Russia, China and Japan to supervise management and strategy.

James joined Safaricom Ethiopia from Safaricom PLC, where his career spanned 16 years, with over 22 years’ experience within the technology sector.

As the Chief Technology Officer, James is responsible for the end-to-end performance of Safaricom Ethiopia’s network and all IT systems.

In his previous role as Director – Network at Safaricom PLC, he provided leadership and accountability for technology network and systems across strategy, planning, building and operating phases.

James joined Safaricom as a Principal Planning and Optimization Engineer in 2006, and has grown through the technology ranks, in the process developing a deep understanding of the Spirit of Safaricom. He possesses strong leadership skills as well as commercial and customer experience acumen, having also served as a Head of Regional Sales and Operations between 2015 and 2019.

Over the course of his career, James has earned industry distinction, and under his leadership, Safaricom PLC’s network was voted the best within Vodafone markets in areas such as availability, stability, reduction of major network incidents, and NPS. Together with his team, he has achieved these milestones while delivering year-on-year Capex and Nopex cost leadership.

He has also led transformation on fixed technology infrastructure, encompassing fiber and home, and overseen technology evolution, including the ‘4G everywhere’ strategy, and 5G rollout.

James holds a B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Nairobi, an MBA from JKUAT, as well as several industry certifications. He is also a certified coach and has undergone advanced management programs at Strathmore Business School, Lagos Business School and IESE in Spain.

Sisay has been with Safaricom Ethiopia for 2 years with multitude of accomplishments. Sisay is a highly accomplished professional with over 20 years of diverse experience in the areas of external affairs, corporate relations, stakeholder management, and communications.

He has a strong educational background, including a master’s degree in international relations and a bachelor’s degree in political science and international Relations from Addis Ababa University, Certified in Stakeholder Management and Community Benefits from Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his exceptional performance and commitment to delivering results. Currently serving as Acting Chief External Affairs and Regulatory Officer at Safaricom Ethiopia, he has successfully developed and executed strategies to enable the business to conduct network rollout and coverage across the country.

Prior to this, he held key positions at renowned organizations such as Diageo-Meta, Delonex Energy UK (both in Ethiopia and Chad), and Tullow Oil Ethiopia, where he led stakeholder and corporate relations efforts and managed successful oil and gas exploration projects. Additionally, he has contributed his expertise to organizations such as Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange. With his extensive background and track record of excellence, he brings valuable skills in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and effective communication.

Getachew has an aggregate of more than 15 years of experience predominantly in corporate legal practice but also in legal research and teaching. He spent a good part of his professional life at Ethiopian Airlines where he served in different capacities and was responsible for successful negotiation and closing of various award-winning aircraft purchase, financing, leasing, and trading deals. He was also the principal negotiator for the equity investment and management contracts of the Airline in different parts of Africa as well as infrastructure projects and project financing projects of the Airline.

Getachew holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law from Jimma University and Addis Ababa University respectively.

Amit has over 24 years of experience in managing marketing, sales, and customer experience verticals. He has a proven record in leading large and diverse multi-cultural teams across different geographies to drive business results and deliver profits in intense competitive multi-player environments. He has worked across various sectors including Telecommunications and FMCG having worked with Airtel Tanzania, Weetabix EA Ltd, Yu Mobile Kenya, Airtel Uganda, Warid Uganda, and Airtel India.

Amit holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Degree from Punjab Engineering College, India, and Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA Sales & Marketing) from the Indian Institute of Management, India

Julie was the head of Legal Compliance Reviews and ISO Audit Assurance functions within the Vodacom Group Risk and Compliance team.

She has over 20 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry within senior leadership, ranging from employment and legal compliance to overall organisation legislation compliance and audits, money laundering, and financial crime management.

Julie joined Vodacom in 2006 and has held various roles across the organisation including in group compliance, legal and human resources. She completed her BA LLB degree at the University of KZN and her LLM degree at the University of South Africa. Julie is also a Certified Quality Auditor with the American Society for Quality and a certified coach with the NeuroLeadership Institute.

Arjun has over 20 years work experience of which 19 have been in the Telecommunications sector across different markets in Asia and Africa. In Africa, he served in Yu Mobile Kenya and Safaricom Kenya. Prior to joining Safaricom Ethiopia, Arjun worked in Vodacom Tanzania, where he served as the Director – Vodacom Business for 6 years and was a member of the Company’s Leadership Team. Arjun is a seasoned professional in Commercial Strategy, Sales and Business Development, Brand and Building Strategic Alliances.

He is a dynamic change agent skilled in building business units and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) Degree from Punjab University Chandigarh, India.