Anthony Masunga
Anthony is tasked with leading the transformation of optimizing the value of BTC for all stakeholders. He was previously Chief Operating Officer credited with leading strategic projects such as the turnaround strategy of beMOBILE (BTC MOBILE) and delivery of BTCL IPO as the project manager. Prior to this assignment, he held a double role as Acting Group General Manager Commercial and Privatisation Programme Manager responsible for giving strategic direction to BTC’s three strategic business units covering group marketing direction and repositioning of wholesale functions.
The founding General Manager- of beMOBILE (BTC Mobile) is credited for growing the new market entrant by attaining 605% annual revenue growth and 10% market share in the first year. He successfully led negotiations and secured the most sought-after Botswana Premier League sponsorship from an established market leader. His most recent successes include launch of the new BTC brand, delivery of the historic BTCL IPO as the project manager, establishment of the corporate risk committee to strengthen the discipline of risk management at BTC, and transforming the wholesale function into a business unit.
With over twenty years’ experience in the field of Telecommunications and Information Technology, he has worked in various projects with roles ranging from strategy formulation, program management, product development, technology innovation to business planning. He holds a BSc Computer Science from McGill University (Canada) and an MBA from DE Montfort University (UK). He is an Alumni of the Stellenbosch University Business School having completed their Executive Development Programme.