Africa

Robert Burnham has been a non-executive director of the Company since May 2006. Rob has held a variety of executive director and senior management positions in a number of listed companies both in the UK and USA. Robert Burnham has undertaken lead roles in substantial merger and acquisition transactions and, as Chairman, led a flotation… read more »

Kashinath Bhairappa joined Dangote Cement in February 2001 as a General Manager and was subsequently elevated to Deputy Director of Projects, responsible for looking after Dangote Cement’s projects. Kashinath Bhairappa previously worked with different cement manufacturers in India, including BK Birla Group (Cement), Ambuja (Africa) Cements and Grasim Industries Limited at different levels in project… read more »

Rao Kallepalli joined Dangote Cement in 2006 to manage some of the Group’s expansion projects. His experience in project management spans 30 years holding senior positions in management consultancy and industrial Engineering. Rao Kallepalli is currently the Acting Regional CEO for Pan-African operations. He holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering which he obtained at JN… read more »

Devakumar Edwin was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Cement, until he resigned as Group CEO on 31st January 2015. Following 14 years spent in industrial management in India, he joined Dangote Industries Limited in 1992 and has since held several managerial positions within the Group. Devakumar Edwin is a Chartered Engineer, holding Graduate… read more »

Ahmad Farroukh, is an experienced telecoms executive with a distinguished record of commercial success, extensive experience working in Africa and an impressive ability to drive strategy and profitability in accordance with international standards. Ahmad Farroukh has held executive management positions at Investcom Holdings and the MTN Group, including being CEO of MTN Nigeria for five… read more »

Venessa Naidoo, Chief Financial Officer and a Chartered Accountant by profession, has over 20 years’ business experience in sub-Saharan Africa. Venessa Naidoo has held various executive positions including Chief Financial Officer for Africa’s largest media and entertainment group previously listed on the JSE. She has valuable experience in investment acquisitions and disposals, start-up of new… read more »

Irene Charnley, is a social entrepreneur and widely respected telecoms visionary who was instrumental in transforming MTN into one of the most respected telecommunications operators in the EMEA region. She brings a wealth of strategic, business development and operational experience in the telecommunications arena from her top executive positions held within the MTN Group (Africa)…. read more »

D. P. Sharma. is responsible in supporting and building the Organization Vision and Strategies.With an experience of over 25 years, D.P. Sharma is an astute business leader having cross-functional expertise in diverse industry verticals and geographies. Global business development is his forte. Strong relationships in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Effectively discharged complete P&L… read more »

Rita Okuthe joined Safaricom in August 2009 as Head of Consumer Segments, a role in which she proved over the years to be invaluable in driving voice revenues through her great understanding of our consumer behaviour. Rita Okuthe later held the role of Director Marketing until she was appointed as the Director for Enterprise Business… read more »

James Montgomery (52) holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Philosophy (Hons) from the University of Durham (UK). He is the director of digital development at BBC News which publishes one of the worlds leading English language websites as well as digital news and features in 29 other languages. James Montgomery previously worked as… read more »

Yasmin Jetha (65) holds a Masters degree in Management Science from Imperial College (London), and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Leicester in 2005, and was made an honorary Fellow of the University of Bedfordshire in 2011. She… read more »

Christos Giannopoulos was appointed to the board of PZ Cussons Ghana in February 2016. He joined the PZ Cussons Group in 1988 with a degree in Business Administration specialising in Marketing from Derby University, United Kingdom. Christos Giannopoulos has occupied several managerial positions in the United Kingdom, Australia, Kenya and Indonesia before he joined the… read more »

Gayling May is a Non-Executive Director at British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd since September 2005. Member of the Audit, Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and a Member of the Nominations Committee. Gayling Mayayling has a rich accounting background having worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in various countries for 37 years. He is a Fellow of The… read more »

Mark Sandys was appointed Non-Executive Director in 2014. Mark Sandys is currently the Guinness Global Brand Director accountable for the Guinness strategy, performance and growth drivers. He joined the Guinness Graduate Trainee programme in 1997 and has risen through the ranks since then. Before joining Guinness, Mark had a year’s sting with Unilever France. He… read more »

Leo Breen has over 14 years working experience as Finance Director. He has managed nance operations for a Diageo business unit comprising 16 countries including companies in Greece and Italy. He was the Finance Director for Diageo China from 2006 to 2011. He is currently the Finance & Strategy Director for Diageo Africa Regional Markets… read more »